Thorax and Abdomen

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  1. The thoracic inlet is the superior opening of the thorax. It is closed on its lateral thirds by the nonelastic suprapleural membranes, which are extensions of the endothoracic membrane

    2. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  2. The internal intercostal muscles cover the posterior surface of the intercostal veins, arteries and nerves

    3. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  3. The subclavian vein as it passes through the thoracic inlet is anterior to the subclavian artery

    4. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  4. The subclavian vein runs anterior to the anterior scalene muscle

    5. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  5. Thyrocervical arteries originate from the subclavian arteries

    6. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  6. The vagus nerve run medial to the phrenic nerves and anterior to the subclavian arteries

    7. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  7. The diaphragm of the thoracic outlet is connected to the costal cartilage of ribs 7-10 as well as L1 and L2 vertebrae

    8. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  8. The right crus of the aortic hiatus is longer than the left crus. Both attach to lumbar vertebra

    9. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  9. The vena cava foramen in the diaphragm is located to the right of the body midline

    10. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  10. The motor neurons of the phrenic nerves are located at C3, C4, and C5. C4 is the most important level. The phrenic nerves also carry sensory information from the diaphragm

    11. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  11. The superior mediastinum contains the thoracic duct, trachea, espohagus, left and right common carotid arteries and left and right varus nerves

    12. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  12. The lungs can be found in the middle mediastinum

    13. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  13. A portion of the parietal pericardium of the heart is fused directly to the central tendon of the diaphragm

    14. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  14. The epicardium is a continuation of the parietal pericardium at the base of the heart

    15. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  15. The first major vessel branching from the aortic arch, i.e., the vessel closest to the ascending aorta, is the brachiocephalic artery

    16. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  16. The superior vena cava is anterior to the right pulmonary artery

    17. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  17. The coronary sinus enters the heart on the posterior side of the heart left of the inferior vena cava

    18. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  18. The middle cardiac vein can be found in the posterior interventricular sulcus

    19. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  19. The circumflex artery arises from the right coronary artery

    20. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  20. Four pulmonary veins enter the left atrium

    21. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  21. Chordae tendineae are fibrous cords that attach the papillary muscle to the semilunar heart valves

    22. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  22. The interventricular septum is fibrous tissue in its inferior one third

    23. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  23. Both AV valves of the heart are posterior to the aortic valve

    24. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  24. The left AV valve is bicuspid and the right AV valve is tricupis

    25. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  25. The left coronary artery leaves the base of the ascending aorta posterior to the pulmonary valve

    26. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  26. The coronary artery branching pattern varies among the population. About half the population is considered "right dominant" coronary artery branching pattern. This means that, in those people, the right coronary artery is the main blood supply to the posterior wall of the left ventricle

    27. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  27. The great cardiac vein can be found in the anterior interventricular sulcus

    28. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  28. Veins found on the right ventricle empty directly into the chamber of the heart

    29. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  29. The heart beat originates in the atrioventricular node, which is specialize cardiac muscle tissue and is located in the right atrium

    30. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  30. The terminal branches of the bundle of His are the Purkinje fibers

    31. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  31. Cardiac nerves are made of both parasympathetic and sympathetic fibers. The sympathetic input can induce tachycardia

    32. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  32. The pulmonary valve is located at the third costosternal junction and can be best ausculated at the left third intercostal space

    33. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  33. The apex of the heart is at the level of the left fifth intercostal space

    34. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  34. The left recurrent laryngeal nerve branches off the vagus nerve and loops as it penetrates the diaphragm

    35. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  35. The descending esophagus eventually turns toward the right side of the body as it penetrates the diaphragm

    36. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  36. The superior one third of the esophagus is composed of skeletal muscle

    37. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  37. The esophagus is constricted at the bifurcation of the trachea

    38. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  38. The right but not the left vagus nerve sends fibers to the esophageal plexus

    39. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  39. The hemiazygos vein drains the right inferior thoracic region

    40. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  40. The azygos vein passes through the esophageal hiatus and drains into the superior vena cava

    41. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  41. The thoracic duct receives lymphatic drainage from the left upper extremity and left side of the face

    42. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  42. The internal ridge found at the bifurcation of the trachea is called the carina

    43. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  43. If a marble goes into the trachea, the odds are greater that it will be lodged in the left primary bronchus as opposed to the right bronchus

    44. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  44. The apex of both lungs projects above the first rib about an inch

    45. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  45. Bronchial arteries are unusual in that they carry deoxygenated blood to the bronchopulmonary segments

    46. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  46. The apical and posterior bronchopulmonary segments of the right lung are usually fused

    47. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  47. The parietal plerus of the thoracic cavity is another term for the endothoracic fascia

    48. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  48. Pneumothorax is the clinical condition of too much fluid in the pleural cavity of the lungs

    49. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  49. Elevation of ribs 2 through 6 along the anterior to posterior axis results in the so called "pump handle" movement. As the ribs are elevated they pull on the sternum, which causes the sternum to swing superior and anterior thus increasing the anterior to posterior axis

    50. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  50. In adults, external intercostal muscles are considered to be muscles of inspiration

    51. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  51. The aponeuroses of the transverse abdominis muscle contributes to the conjoint tendon

    52. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  52. The psoas muscle attaches to both the transverse processes of T12-L5 and the greater trochanter of the femus bone

    53. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  53. The endo-abdominal fascia forms the innermost layer of the spermatic cord

    54. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  54. The aponeuroses of the internal and external oblique muscles can be found anterior to the rectus abdominis muscle

    55. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  55. The tendinous intersections of the rectus abdominis muscle attach to the anterior aponeurosis of the transversus abdominis muscle

    56. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  56. There is no posterior leaf of the rectus abdominis muscle below the anterior superior iliac spine

    57. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  57. The cremaster muscle is an extension of the external abdominal oblique muscle

    58. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  58. The aponeurossis of the internal abdominal oblique muscle contributes to both the anterior and posterior leaf of the rectus abdominis sheath

    59. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  59. The internal abdominal oblique muscle is attached posteriorly to the thoracolumbar aponeurosis

    60. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  60. The conjoint tendon is formed by the fusion of the internal and external abdominal oblique muscles

    61. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  61. The external and internal abdominal oblique muscles or aponeurosis, but not the transverse abdominis, contribute to the spermatic cord

    62. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  62. The linea semilunaris can be found lateral to the rectus abdominis muscle

    63. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  63. The deep inguinal ring is formed by the spermatic cord penetrating the aponeurosis of the transversus abdominis muscle

    64. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  64. The superficial inguinal ring is formed by the spermatic cord penetrating the external oblique aponeurosis

    65. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  65. The deep inferior epigastric artery, which is a branch from the internal iliac artey, is medial to the deep inguinal ring

    66. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  66. The femoral artery is lateral to the spermatic cord

    67. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  67. The femoral vein is medial to the femoral artery in the vascular lacuna

    68. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  68. The femoral nerve is lateral to the iliopectineal arch

    69. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  69. The inguinal triangle is bounded laterally by the lateral border of the rectus abdominis muscle

    70. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  70. The floor of the inguinal triangle is formed by the transversalis fascia

    71. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  71. The folds of the interior lining of the stomach are called the plica circulares

    72. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  72. The cranial hozizontal region of the duodenum is the first part of the small intestines

    73. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  73. The ligamentum teres hepatis can be found in the superior edge of the falciform ligament

    74. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  74. The quadrate lobe of the liver is right of the falciform ligament

    75. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  75. The caudate lobe of the liver is posterior to the porta hepatis

    76. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  76. The caudate lobe of the liver is considered functionally a part of the left lobe

    77. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  77. The walls of the jejunum are thicker than the walls of the ileum

    78. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  78. The cecum is located in the lower right quadrant of the abdomen and is where the ileum joins the colon

    79. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  79. Taenia coli are fat filled sacs of the peritoneum located on the colon

    80. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  80. Haustrations are sacculations found in the large intestines and rectum

    81. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  81. The common hepatic and the main pancreatic duct empty into the duodenum distal to where the accessory pancreatic duct empties into the duodenum

    82. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  82. The tail of the pancreas can be found left of the duodenum

    83. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  83. The right gastric artery is a branch off the celiac artery

    84. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  84. The left gastric artery is a branch off the spenic artery

    85. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  85. The cystic artery is a branch off the left hepatic artery

    86. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  86. Blood passes through the hepatic proper artery en route to the greater curvature of the stomach

    87. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  87. The dorsal pancreatic artery branches off the splenic artery

    88. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  88. The following is an anastomotic path between the celiac artery and the superior mesenteric artery: celiac > common hepatic > gastroduodenal > superior pancreaticoduodenal > interior pancreaticoduodenal > superior mesenteric

    89. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  89. The vasa recta to the ileum are shorter than those going to the jejunum

    90. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  90. Intestinal arteries branching off the superior mesenteric artery supply the descending colon

    91. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  91. The left colic artery, which is a branch off the inferior mesenteric artery, supplies blood to the ascending colon

    92. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  92. Blood passing though the inferior mesenteric artery will supply part of the transverse colon

    93. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  93. The inferior rectal artery is a branch off the internal iliac artery

    94. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  94. The superior, middle and inferior rectal arteries, which are paired, i.e., bilateral vessels, supply the superior, middle and inferior regions of the rectum

    95. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  95. The inferior and superior mesenteric veins join to form the hepatic portal vein

    96. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  96. The inferior mesenteric vein drains the sigmoid colon

    97. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  97. The anterior vagal trunk carries fibers mostly from the left vagus nerve

    98. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  98. Lumbar splanchnic nerves carry both sympathetic and parasympathetic fibers

    99. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  99. The hepatoduodenal ligament is the free border of the lesser omentum and contains the proper hepatic artery and proper hepatic vein and common bile duct

    100. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  100. The lesser omentum is a two layer part of the peritoneum that is attached to the lesser curvature of the stomach and inferior region of the liver

    101. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

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