Anatomy Midterm Exam

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    A patient experiences weakness in dorsifl exing and inverting the foot. Which of the following muscles is damaged?

    • Peroneus longus
    • Peroneus brevis
    • Tibialis anterior
    • Extensor digitorum longus
    • Peroneus tertius
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For the last while, you’ve been learning all about the inner workings of the human body, and it’s time to finally put your newfound knowledge to the test in this Anatomy Midterm Exam! What do you know about the study? Let’s take a look right now and find out!

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  • 2. 

    A 67-year-old patient has been given a course of antibiotics by gluteal intramuscular injections after a major abdominal surgery. To avoid damaging the sciatic nerve during an injection, the needle should be inserted into which of the following areas?

    • Over the sacrospinous ligament

    • Midway between the ischial tuberosity and the lesser trochanter

    • Midpoint of the gemelli muscles

    • Upper lateral quadrant of the gluteal region

    • Lower medial quadrant of the gluteal region

    Correct Answer
    A. Upper lateral quadrant of the gluteal region
  • 3. 

    A patient with a deep knife wound in the buttock walks with a waddling gait that is characterized by the pelvis falling toward one side at each step. Which of the following nerves is damaged?

    • Obturator nerve

    • Nerve to obturator internus

    • Superior gluteal nerve

    • Inferior gluteal nerve

    • Femoral nerve

    Correct Answer
    A. Superior gluteal nerve
  • 4. 

    A 35-year-old man has difficulty in dorsiflexing the foot. Which of the following muscles is most likely damaged?

    • Tibialis posterior

    • Flexor digitorum longus

    • Tibialis anterior

    • Peroneus longus

    • Peroneus brevis

    Correct Answer
    A. Tibialis anterior
  • 5. 

    A 16 year-old boy fell from a motorcycle, and his radial nerve was severely damaged because of a fracture of the midshaft of the humerus. Which of the following conditions would most likely result from this accident?

    • Loss of wrist extension leading to wrist drop

    • Weakness in pronating the forearm

    • Sensory loss over the ventral aspect of the base of the thumb

    • Inability to oppose the thumb

    • Inability to abduct the fingers

    Correct Answer
    A. Loss of wrist extension leading to wrist drop
  • 6. 

    An 18-year-old boy involved in an automobile accident presents with arm that cannot abduct. His paralysis is caused by damage to which of the following nerves?

    • Suprascapular and axillary

    • Thoracodorsal and upper subscapular

    • Axillary and musculocutaneous

    • Radial and lower subscapular

    • Suprascapular and dorsal scapular

    Correct Answer
    A. Suprascapular and axillary
  • 7. 

    A 27-year-old pianist with a known carpal tunnel syndrome experiences difficulty in finger movements. Which of the following intrinsic muscles of her hand is paralyzed?

    • Palmar interossei and adductor pollicis

    • Dorsal interossei and lateral two lumbricals

    • Lateral two lumbricals and opponens pollicis

    • Abductor pollicis brevis and palmar interossei

    • Medial two and lateral two lumbricals

    Correct Answer
    A. Lateral two lumbricals and opponens pollicis
  • 8. 

    A 31-year-old patient complains of sensory loss over the anterior and posterior surfaces of the medial third of the hand and the medial one and one-half fingers. He is diagnosed by a physician as having “funny bone” symptoms. Which of the following nerves is injured?

    • Axillary

    • Radial

    • Median

    • Ulnar

    • Musculocutaneous

    Correct Answer
    A. Ulnar
  • 9. 

    An injury to the leg of a golfer results in loss of the ability to invert the foot. Which of the following muscles is most likely paralyzed?

    • Tibialis posterior

    • Peroneus longus

    • Peroneus brevis

    • Peroneus tertius

    • Extensor digitorum longus

    Correct Answer
    A. Tibialis posterior
  • 10. 

    A 21-year-old woman walks in with a shoulder and arm injury after falling during horseback riding. Examination indicates that she cannot adduct her arm because of paralysis of which of the following muscles?

    • Teres minor

    • Supraspinatus

    • Latissimus dorsi

    • Infraspinatus

    • Serratus anterior

    Correct Answer
    A. Latissimus dorsi
  • 11. 

    A man is unable to hold typing paper between his index and middle fingers. Which of the following nerves was likely injured?

    • Radial nerve

    • Median nerve

    • Ulnar nerve

    • Musculocutaneous nerve

    • Axillary nerve

    Correct Answer
    A. Ulnar nerve
  • 12. 

    Questions 58–62: A 17-year-old boy is injured in an automobile accident. He has a fracture of the shaft of the humerus.   58. Which of the following nerves is most likely damaged?

    • Axillary nerve

    • Radial nerve

    • Musculocutaneous nerve

    • Median nerve

    • Ulnar nerve

    Correct Answer
    A. Radial nerve
  • 13. 

    17. Fracture of the neck of the femur results in avascular necrosis of the femoral head, probably resulting from lack of blood supply from which of the following arteries?

    • Obturator

    • Superior gluteal

    • Inferior gluteal

    • Medial femoral circumflex

    • Lateral femoral circumfl ex

    Correct Answer
    A. Medial femoral circumflex
  • 14. 

    A 27-year-old patient presents with an inability to draw the scapula forward and downward because of paralysis of the pectoralis minor. Which of the following would most likely be a cause of his condition?

    • Fracture of the clavicle

    • Injury to the posterior cord of the brachial plexus

    • Fracture of the coracoid process

    • Axillary nerve injury

    • Defects in the posterior wall of the axilla

    Correct Answer
    A. Fracture of the coracoid process
  • 15. 

    A patient with Bennett’s fracture (a fracture of the base of the fi rst metacarpal bone) experiences an impaired thumb movement. Which of the following intrinsic muscles of the thumb is most likely injured?

    • Abductor pollicis brevis

    • Flexor pollicis brevis (superficial head)

    • Opponens pollicis

    • Adductor pollicis

    • Flexor pollicis brevis (deep head)

    Correct Answer
    A. Opponens pollicis
  • 16. 

    A 23-year-old man complains of numbness on the medial side of the arm following a stab wound in the axilla. On examination, he is diagnosed with an injury of his medial brachial cutaneous nerve. In which of the following structures are the cell bodies of the damaged nerve involved in numbness located?

    • Sympathetic chain ganglion

    • Dorsal root ganglion

    • Anterior horn of the spinal cord

    • Lateral horn of the spinal cord

    • Posterior horn of the spinal cord

    Correct Answer
    A. Dorsal root ganglion
  • 17. 

    A 17-year-old boy fell from his motorcycle and complains of numbness of the lateral part of the arm. Examination reveals that the axillary nerve is severed. Which of the following types of axons is most likely spared?

    • Postganglionic sympathetic axons

    • Somatic afferent axons

    • Preganglionic sympathetic axons

    • General somatic efferent axons

    • General visceral afferent axons

    Correct Answer
    A. Preganglionic sympathetic axons
  • 18. 

    A 22-year-old patient is unable to “unlock” the knee joint to permit flexion of the leg. Which of the following muscles is most likely damaged?

    • Rectus femoris

    • Semimembranosus

    • Popliteus

    • Gastrocnemius

    • Biceps femoris

    Correct Answer
    A. Popliteus
  • 19. 

    A 21-year-old patient has a lesion of the upper trunk of the brachial plexus (Erb– Duchenne paralysis). Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?

    • Paralysis of the rhomboid major

    • Inability to elevate the arm above the horizontal

    • Arm tending to lie in medial rotation

    • Loss of sensation on the medial side of the arm

    • Inability to adduct the thumb

    Correct Answer
    A. Arm tending to lie in medial rotation
  • 20. 

    A 22-year-old patient received a stab wound in the chest that injured the intercostobrachial nerve. Which of the following conditions results from the described lesion of the nerve?

    • Inability to move the ribs

    • Loss of tactile sensation on the lateral aspect of the arm

    • Absence of sweating on the posterior aspect of the arm

    • Loss of sensory fi bers from the second intercostal nerve

    • Damage to the sympathetic preganglionic fi bers

    Correct Answer
    A. Loss of sensory fi bers from the second intercostal nerve
  • 21. 

    A 35-year-old man walks in with a stab wound to the most medial side of the proximal portion of the cubital fossa. Which of the following structures would most likely be damaged?

    • Biceps brachii tendon

    • Radial nerve

    • Brachial artery

    • Radial recurrent artery

    • Median nerve

    Correct Answer
    A. Median nerve
  • 22. 

    A man injures his wrist on broken glass. Which of the following structures entering the palm superfi cial to the fl exor retinaculum may be damaged?

    • Ulnar nerve and median nerve

    • Median nerve and flexor digitorum profundus

    • Median nerve and flexor pollicis longus

    • Ulnar artery and ulnar nerve

    • Ulnar nerve and fl exor digitorum superficialis

    Correct Answer
    A. Ulnar artery and ulnar nerve
  • 23. 

    18. If the acetabulum is fractured at its posterosuperior margin by dislocation of the hip joint, which of the following bones could be involved?

    • Pubis

    • Ischium

    • Ilium

    • Sacrum

    • Head of the femur

    Correct Answer
    A. Ilium
  • 24. 

    Questions 31–35: A 20-year-old college student receives a severe blow on the inferolateral side of the left knee joint while playing football. Radiographic examination reveals a fracture of the head and neck of the fibula.   31. Which of the following nerves is damaged?

    • Sciatic

    • Tibial

    • Common peroneal

    • Deep peroneal

    • Superfi cial peroneal

    Correct Answer
    A. Common peroneal
  • 25. 

    The police bring in a murder suspect who has been in a gunfi ght with a police offi cer. The suspect was struck by a bullet in the arm; his median nerve has been damaged. Which of the following symptoms is likely produced by this nerve damage?

    • Waiter’s tip hand

    • Claw hand

    • Wrist drop

    • Ape hand

    • Flattening of the hypothenar eminence

    Correct Answer
    A. Ape hand
  • 26. 

    A 17-year-old boy with a stab wound received multiple injuries on the upper part of the arm and required surgery. If the brachial artery were ligated at its origin, which of the following arteries would supply blood to the profunda brachii artery?

    • Lateral thoracic

    • Subscapular

    • Posterior humeral circumflex

    • Superior ulnar collateral

    • Radial recurrent

    Correct Answer
    A. Posterior humeral circumflex
  • 27. 

    57. During the procedure, the needle hits a nerve medial to the artery. Which of the following nerves is most likely damaged?

    • Radial

    • Median

    • Ulnar

    • Lateral antebrachial

    • Medial antebrachial

    Correct Answer
    A. Median
  • 28. 

    The obturator nerve and the sciatic (tibial portion) nerve of a 15-year-old boy are transected as a result of a motorcycle accident. This injury would result in complete paralysis of which of the following muscles?

    • Rectus femoris

    • Biceps femoris, short head

    • Pectineus

    • Adductor magnus

    • Sartorius

    Correct Answer
    A. Adductor magnus
  • 29. 

    A 29-year-old man comes in with a stab wound, cannot raise his arm above horizontal, and exhibits a condition known as “winged scapula.” Which of the following structures of the brachial plexus would most likely be damaged?

    • Medial cord

    • Posterior cord

    • Lower trunk

    • Roots

    • Upper trunk

    Correct Answer
    A. Roots
  • 30. 

    A 14-year-old boy falls on his outstretched hand and has a fracture of the scaphoid bone. The fracture is most likely accompanied by a rupture of which of the following arteries?

    • Brachial artery

    • Ulnar artery

    • Deep palmar arterial arch

    • Radial artery

    • Princeps pollicis artery

    Correct Answer
    A. Radial artery
  • 31. 

    A patient bleeding from the shoulder secondary to a knife wound is in fair condition because there is vascular anastomosis around the shoulder. Which of the following arteries is most likely a direct branch of the subclavian artery that is involved in the anastomosis?

    • Dorsal scapular artery

    • Thoracoacromial artery

    • Circumflex scapular artery

    • Transverse cervical artery

    • Suprascapular artery

    Correct Answer
    A. Dorsal scapular artery
  • 32. 

    During a breast examination of a 56-year-old woman, the physician found a palpable mass in her breast. Which of the following characteristics of breast cancer and its diagnosis is correct?

    • Elevated nipple

    • Polymastia

    • Shortening of the clavipectoral fascia

    • Dimpling of the overlying skin

    • Enlargement of the breast

    Correct Answer
    A. Dimpling of the overlying skin
  • 33. 

    53. The damaged nerve causes numbness of the lateral side of the arm. Cell bodies of the injured nerve fibers involved in sensory loss are located in which of the following structures?

    • Anterior horn of the spinal cord

    • Posterior horn of the spinal cord

    • Lateral horn of the spinal cord

    • Dorsal root ganglia

    • Sympathetic chain ganglia

    Correct Answer
    A. Dorsal root ganglia
  • 34. 

    A 25-year-old gladiator sustains a penetrating injury that severs the superficial peroneal nerve. This will most likely cause paralysis of which of the following muscles?

    • Peroneus tertius

    • Peroneus brevis

    • Flexor hallucis longus

    • Tibialis anterior

    • Tibialis posterior

    Correct Answer
    A. Peroneus brevis
  • 35. 

    A patient comes in with a gunshot wound and requires surgery in which his thoracoacromial trunk needs to be ligated. Which of the following arterial branches would maintain normal blood fl ow?

    • Acromial

    • Pectoral

    • Clavicular

    • Deltoid

    • Superior thoracic

    Correct Answer
    A. Superior thoracic
  • 36. 

    A 27-year-old man with cubital tunnel syndrome complains of numbness and tingling in the ring and little fi nger and back and sides of his hand because of damage to a nerve in the tunnel at the elbow. Which of the following muscles is most likely to be paralyzed?

    • Flexor digitorum superficialis

    • Opponens pollicis

    • Two medial lumbricals

    • Pronator teres

    • Supinator

    Correct Answer
    A. Two medial lumbricals
  • 37. 

    The victim of an automobile accident has a destructive injury of the proximal row of carpal bones. Which of the following bones is most likely damaged?

    • Capitate

    • Hamate

    • Trapezium

    • Triquetrum

    • Trapezoid

    Correct Answer
    A. Triquetrum
  • 38. 

    A 49-year-old woman is diagnosed as having a large lump in her right breast. Lymph from the cancerous breast drains primarily into which of the following nodes?

    • Apical nodes

    • Anterior (pectoral) nodes

    • Parasternal (internal thoracic) nodes

    • Supraclavicular nodes

    • Nodes of the anterior abdominal wall

    Correct Answer
    A. Anterior (pectoral) nodes
  • 39. 

    55. Following this accident, the boy has weakness in rotating his arm laterally. Which of the following muscles are paralyzed?

    • Teres major and teres minor

    • Teres minor and deltoid

    • Infraspinatus and deltoid

    • Supraspinatus and subscapularis

    • Teres minor and infraspinatus

    Correct Answer
    A. Teres minor and deltoid
  • 40. 

    Questions 56 and 57: A 64-year-old man with a history of liver cirrhosis has been examined for hepatitis A, B, and C viruses. In an attempt to obtain a blood sample from the patient’s median cubital vein, a registered nurse inadvertently procures arterial blood.   56. The blood most likely comes from which of the following arteries?

    • Brachial

    • Radial

    • Ulnar

    • Common interosseous

    • Superior ulnar collateral

    Correct Answer
    A. Brachial
  • 41. 

    62. After this accident, supination is still possible through contraction of which of the following muscles?

    • Supinator

    • Pronator teres

    • Brachioradialis

    • Biceps brachii

    • Supraspinatus

    Correct Answer
    A. Biceps brachii
  • 42. 

    33. If the lateral (fibular) collateral ligament is torn by this fracture, which of the following conditions may occur?

    • Abnormal passive abduction of the extended leg

    • Abnormal passive adduction of the extended leg

    • Anterior displacement of the femur on the tibia

    • Posterior displacement of the femur on the tibia

    • Maximal flexion of the leg

    Correct Answer
    A. Abnormal passive adduction of the extended leg
  • 43. 

    35. Which of the following conditions would occur from this fracture?

    • Ischemia in the gastrocnemius

    • Loss of plantar flexion

    • Trendelenburg’s sign

    • Anterior tibial compartment syndrome

    • Flat foot

    Correct Answer
    A. Anterior tibial compartment syndrome
  • 44. 

    A 32-year-old carpenter fell from the roof. The lateral longitudinal arch of his foot was flattened from fracture and displacement of the keystone for the arch. Which of the following bones is damaged?

    • Calcaneus

    • Cuboid bone

    • Head of the talus

    • Medial cuneiform

    • Navicular bone

    Correct Answer
    A. Cuboid bone
  • 45. 

    While playing football, a 19-year-old college student receives a twisting injury to his knee when being tackled from the lateral side. Which of the following conditions most likely has occurred?

    • Tear of the medial meniscus

    • Ruptured fibular collateral ligament

    • Tenderness on pressure along the fi bular collateral ligament

    • Injury of the posterior cruciate ligament

    • Swelling on the back of the knee joint

    Correct Answer
    A. Tear of the medial meniscus
  • 46. 

    A patient comes in complaining that she cannot fl ex her proximal interphalangeal joints. Which of the following muscles appear(s) to be paralyzed on further examination of her finger?

    • Palmar interossei

    • Dorsal interossei

    • Flexor digitorum profundus

    • Flexor digitorum superficialis

    • Lumbricals

    Correct Answer
    A. Flexor digitorum superficialis
  • 47. 

    A secretary comes in to your offi ce complaining of pain in her wrists from typing all day. You determine that she likely has carpal tunnel syndrome. Which of the following conditions would help you determine the diagnosis?

    • Inability to adduct the little fi nger

    • Inability to fl ex the DIP joint of the ring finger

    • Flattened thenar eminence

    • Loss of skin sensation of the medial one and one-half fingers

    • Atrophied adductor pollicis muscle

    Correct Answer
    A. Flattened thenar eminence
  • 48. 

    Questions 51–55: A 10-year-old boy falls off his bike, has difficulty in moving his shoulder, and is brought to an emergency department. His radiogram and angiogram reveal fracture of the surgical neck of his humerus and bleeding from the point of the fracture.   51. Which of the following nerves is most likely injured as a result of this accident?

    • Musculocutaneous

    • Axillary

    • Radial

    • Median

    • Ulnar

    Correct Answer
    A. Axillary
  • 49. 

    A 52-year-old woman slipped and fell and now complains of being unable to extend her leg at the knee joint. Which of the following muscles was paralyzed as a result of this accident?

    • Semitendinosus

    • Sartorius

    • Gracilis

    • Quadriceps femoris

    • Biceps femoris

    Correct Answer
    A. Quadriceps femoris

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