Midterm Anatomy and Embryology 021

1. Muscles attached to the bicipital groove are 7. Which of the following nerves is posteriorly related
innervated by branches from: to the medial humeral epicondyle?
A. Roots of the brachial plexus A. Axillary
B. Upper trunk of the brachial plexus B. Musculocutaneous
C. Medial and lateral cords of the brachial plexus C. Ulnar
D. Posterior cords of the brachial plexus D. Radial
E. All cords of the brachial plexus E. Median
Answer: E Answer: C

2. The muscles inserted into the lesser tuberosity of 8. Which of the following is not contained in the axilla?
the humerus is innervated by nerves from: A. Trunks of the brachial plexus
A. Upper trunk from the brachial plexus B. Axillary artery
B. Middle trunk of the brachial plexus C. Axillary vein
C. Lower trunk of the brachial plexus D. Tail of the breast
D. Posterior cord of the brachial plexus E. Lymph nodes
E. Medial and lateral cords of the brachial plexus Answer: A
Answer: D
9. Which of the following is not a part of the anterior
3. Which of the following is part of the radial trio? axillary wall?
A. Radial nerve A. Pectoralis major
B. ECRL B. Teres major
C. ECRP C. Pectoralis minor
D. FPL within radial bursa D. Subclavius
E. FDS E. Clavipectoral fascia
Answer: D Answer: B

4. Axillary nerve injury will result in loss of sensation on 10. Which of the following muscles is not a rotator cuff
the: muscle?
A. Back of the shoulder A. Supraspinatus
B. Medial aspect of the arm B. Infraspinatus
C. Lateral aspect of the arm C. Teres minor
D. Medial aspect of the forearm D. Teres major
E. Lateral aspect of the forearm E. Subscapularis
Answer: C Answer: D

5. Which of the following muscles does not have dual 11. Which of the following does not share in the
innervation? boundaries of the quadrangular space?
A. Biceps brachii A. Teres minor
B. Pectoralis major B. Teres major
C. Brachialis C. Long head of biceps
D. Subscapularis D. Long head of triceps
E. FDP E. Surgical neck of humerus
Answer: A Answer: C

6. Which of the following parts of the scapula is not

palpable?
A. Inferior angle
B. Coracoid process
C. Acromion
D. Crest of the spine
E. Superior border
Answer: E
12. Regarding the biceps brachii, which of the following 17. Which of the following statements on the
is incorrect? anatomical snuff box is not true?
A. Has a long head attached to the supraglenoid A. The tendon of EPL is its medial relation
tubercle B. The tendon of EPB is part of the lateral relation
B. Has short head attached to the tip of the C. Tendon of the ECR and brevis are in its floor
coracoid process D. Tenderness in it indicates fracture of the
C. Has a tendon inserted into the radial tuberosity pisiform bone
D. It flexes the elbow joint E. The radial artery passes through it
E. It is powerful supinator of the extended elbow Answer: D
Answer: E
18. Which of the following muscles take origin from the
13. The bicipital aponeurosis passes obliquely deep to: radius?
A. Brachial artery A. Biceps brachii
B. Median cubital vein B. Supinator
C. Median nerve C. Pronator quadratus
D. Radial nerve D. Brachioradialis
E. Superficial radial nerve E. FPL
Answer: B Answer: E

14. In movements of the arm, the coracobrachialis 19. Which of the following is not posterior to the radial
assists in: artery?
A. Flexion A. Supinator
B. Extension B. Pronator teres
C. Abduction C. FDS
D. Rotation D. FDP
E. Supination E. FPL
Answer: A Answer: E

15. Regarding the median nerve, which of the following 20. Which of the following is not innervated by the deep
is not true? branch of the ulnar nerve?
A. Arises from both the medial and lateral cords of A. Opponens digiti minimi
the brachial plexus B. Abductor digiti minimi
B. It crosses the brachial artery at the insertion of C. Flexor digiti minimi
the coracobrachialis D. Adductor pollicis
C. In the cubital fossa, it lies lateral to the brachial E. Palmaris brevis
artery Answer: E
D. It enters the hand in the carpal tunnel
E. Injury of the nerve causes ape-like hand 21. Between which of the following muscles you can see
Answer: C the anterior interosseous nerve (branch of median)?
A. FDS and FDP
16. Which of the following is not a branch of the radial B. Pronator teres and FCR
artery? C. FCU and FDS
A. Radial recurrent artery D. Palmaris longus and FCR
B. Common interosseous artery E. FP and pronator quadratus
C. Palmar (anterior) carpal Answer: A mostly
D. Dorsal (posterior) carpal
E. Deep palmar arch
Answer: B
22. Which of the following muscles is not attached to 26. Which of the following combinations regarding
both radius and ulna? muscles of the hand is not true?
A. Pronator teres A. Palmaris brevis: superficial branch of the ulnar
B. Pronator quadratus artery
C. Supinator B. Abductor digiti minimi: deep branch of the ulnar
D. Abductor pollicis longus artery
E. ECRL C. Opponens pollicis: shaft of the 5th metacarpal
Answer: E bone
D. Palmar interossei: adduction of the fingers
23. Which of the following statement is not true? E. Adductor pollicis: deep branch of the ulnar
A. Muscle attached to the bicipital groove medially artery
rotate the arm Answer: C
B. Structures attached to the greater tuberosity
are lateral rotates of the arm 27. Which of the following structures is not superficial to
C. Structures attached to the lesser tuberosity are the flexor retinaculum?
lateral rotators of the arm A. Median nerve
D. The axillary nerve gives a cutaneous branch to B. Ulnar nerve
the lateral arm C. Ulnar artery
E. The ulnar nerve passes between the two heads D. Palmar cutaneous branch of median nerve
of the FCU E. Palmar cutaneous branch of ulnar nerve
Answer: C Answer: A

24. Injury to which nerve may lead to loss of cutaneous 28. The powerful supinator of the semi-flexed elbow is:
sensations in the lateral aspect of the forearm? A. Brachialis
A. Musculocutaneous B. Brachioradialis
B. Axillary C. Supinator
C. Radial D. Biceps brachii
D. Ulnar E. FDP
E. Median Answer: D
Answer: A
29. Which of the following is not attached to the
25. Which of the following on the blood supply of the coracoid process?
upper limb is true? A. Pectoralis minor
A. The axillary artery starts at the upper border of B. Coraco-acromial ligament
pectoralis minor C. Anterior fibers of the deltoid
B. The lateral thoracic artery is a branch from the D. Short head of the biceps
2nd part of the axillary artery E. Coracobrachialis
C. Divisions of the brachial artery into radial and Answer: C
ulnar arteries at the level of deltoid tuberosity
D. The ulnar artery forms the deep palmar arch 30. Which of the following regarding median nerve
E. The radial artery forms the superficial injury is true?
Answer: B A. If above the elbow, muscles of the hand will not
be affected
B. If below the elbow, muscles of the forearm may
not be affected
C. Hypothenar muscles will be paralyzed in all
cases
D. Loss of sensation in the medial 1 and ½ fingers
in all cases
E. The adductor pollicis will be paralyzed
Answer: E
31. Which one of the following is 2n double structured? 36. The blood-testis barrier, choose wrong statement
A. Oogonium A. It is formed by Sertoli cells
B. First polar body B. It divides the seminiferous epithelium into basal
C. Primary oocyte and apical compartments
D. Second polar body C. Meiosis I and II take place in the apical
E. Spermatogonium compartments
Answer: C D. Spermiogenesis take place in the basal
compartments
32. A primary oocyte arrested in diplotene stage of E. It prevents an immune response against the
meiosis I can be seen in which one of the following? spermatogenic cells
A. Graafian follicle Answer: D
B. Secondary follicle
C. Secondary and Graafian follicles 37. Which of the following is not contained in Cumulus
D. Primordial and Primary follicles oophorus?
E. Primordial, primary, and secondary follicles A. Granulosa cells
Answer: E B. Zona pellucida
C. 2nd oocyte arrested in metaphase of meiosis II
33. Meiosis II results only in one of the following D. First polar body
A. Separation of homologous chromatids E. Theca externa
B. Primary spermatocyte Answer: E
C. Second polar body
D. Primary oocyte 38. Which of the following is not a feature of the
E. First polar body secondary follicle?
Answer: C A. Theca externa
B. Theca interna
34. Spermiogenesis incudes one of the followings: C. Granulosa cells
A. Spermatogonium divides to increase number D. Zona pellucida
B. Spermatogonium gives off 1ry spermatocyte E. First polar body
C. 1ry spermatocyte gives off 2nd spermatocyte Answer: E
D. 2nd spermatocyte gives off spermatid
E. Formation of the acrosome 39. Oogenesis and spermatogenesis, choose the wrong
Answer: E statement?
A. After meiosis I, both produce 1n cells
35. Sertoli cells, choose the correct statement: B. Meiosis I in oogenesis produces 2 cells different
A. They are located between the seminiferous in size
tubules C. Meiosis I extends longer in oogenesis
B. They extend from the basement membrane to D. Oogenesis depends on stem cells
the middle of the seminiferous tubule E. Meiosis II in spermatogenesis produces 1n cell
C. They are not involved in the nourishment of that needs to go through spermiogenesis
spermatocytes Answer: D
D. phagocytize excess spermatid cytoplasm
E. they are in direct contact with Leydig cells 40. Choose the wrong statement about sperm:
Answer: D A. It contains head and tail
B. Its head contains a nucleus with 23 double
structured chromosomes
C. Its head also contains acrosome
D. The tail of a sperm is subdivided into: neck,
middle piece, principle piece and end piece
E. The middle piece contains mitochondria
Answer: B