CCEB Part A Guide
Esophagus epithelium - answer Stratified squamous epithelium
Middle cuneal nerve - answerS1-S3 PPR
Superior cuneal nerve - answerL1-L3 PPR
Inferior clonal nerve - answerS1-S3 APR
Medial or lateral PPR of C2-T6 supplies the intrinsic back muscles and skin? - answer
Medial
Medial or lateral PPR of T7-S3 supplies the intrinsic back muscles and skin? - answer
Lateral
Respiratory tract epithelium - answer Columnar pseudostratified epithelium
Transitional epithelium - answer Ureter, urinary bladder, most of urethra
Suboccipital triangle - answerRectus capitis posterior major, obliquus capitus superior /
inferior
Carotid triangle - answerSCM, post belly of digastric, sup belly of omohyoid
Posterior cervical triangle - answerSCM, trapezius, middle 1/3 of clavicle
Inguinal triangle of Hesselbach - answerRectus abdominis, inf epigastric vessels,
inguinal ligament
- Direct hernias
Femoral triangle - answerInguinal ligament, medial border of sartorius, adductor longus
Guyon's canal - answerUlnar n. and a.
Surface markings - answer2nd R intercostal space - aortic
2nd L intercostal space - pulmonary
4th L intercostal space - tricuspid
5th L intercostal space midsternal line - mitral
Aorta bifurcates at [spinal level] - answerL4
Anterior tibial a. continues into foot as... - answerDorsalis pedis artery
,Adrenal cortex hormones - answerZona glomerulosa - mineralocorticoids (aldosterone)
under renin
Zona fasciculata - glucocorticoids (steroids) under ACTH
Zona reticularis - sex hormones
Blood supply for GI - answerEsophagus - proximal 1/2 duodenum (celiac trunk)
Distal 1/2 duodenum - proximal 2/3 transverse colon (superior mesenteric a.)
Distal 1/3 transverse colon - proximal 1/2 anal canal (inferior mesenteric a.)
Retroperitoneal structures - answerAscending/descending colon
Pancreas
Adrenals
Rectum (lower 2/3)
Kidneys
Aorta
IVC
Duodenum (2nd - 4th parts)
3 layers of stomach smooth muscle - answerOuter longitudinal
Inner circular
Innermost oblique
Longitudinal mucosal folds above pectineal line - answerColumns of Morgagni
Pectineal line - answerUpper 1/2 - insensitive to pain
Lower 1/2 - sensitive to pain
Synarthrosis - answerFibrous joint (immobile)
Amphiarthrosis - answerCartilaginous joint
Diarthrosis - answerSynovial joint
Synchondrosis - answerPrimary cartilaginous - epiphyseal growth plate
Symphysis - answerSecondary cartilaginous
Hilton's law - answerThe nerve which innervates a muscle that acts on the joint, will
supply the joint
Endomysium - answerSurrounds individual muscle fibers
Perimysium - answerSurrounds fascicle
Epimysium - answerSurrounds entire muscle
,Smooth muscle - answerNo cross striation
Spindle-shape
Central nucleus
Involuntary
Skeletal muscle - answerCross striations
Elongated peripheral nucleus
Voluntary
Cardiac muscle - answerCross striation
Branches
Intercalated disc
Central nucleus
TMJ joint type - answerCompound hinge and gliding joint
Upper: protraction/retraction
Lower: elevation/depression
Elbow - answerDistal end of humerus
Head of radius
Trochlea of ulna
Wrist joint - answerDistal radius
Scaphoid
Lunate
1st CMC joint - answerTrapezium + 1st MC
Saddle
Hip ligaments - answerIliofemoral (Y)
Pubofemoral
Ischiofemoral
Where do spermatozoa mature? - answerEpididymis
Where is spermatozoa stored? - answerDuctus deferens
What innervates the penis? - answerPudendal n. (S2-4)
Pelvic splanchnic nerve (S2-4)
What does the uterus attach to? - answerOvary - round ligament of ovary
Labia majora - round ligament of uterus
Broad ligament
Where does the trachea begin? - answerC6
, Where does the trachea end? - answerT4/5
What is the bifurcation of the trachea called? - answerCarina
What innervates the lung pleura? - answerParietal layer - intercostal and phrenic n.
Visceral layer - CN X autonomic inn.
What is another name for the suprapleural membrane? - answerSibson's fascia
3 openings of the diaphragm - answerT8: IVC, phrenic n., pericardiacophrenic vessels
T10: esophagus, vagus n.
T12: aorta, thoracic duct, azygos v.
Medial arcuate ligament - answerOver psoas mm
Lateral arcuate ligament - answerOver QL
Median arcuate ligament - answerConnects L and R crura over aorta
What is in the outer cortex of lymph nodes? - answerB cells organized into follicles
(germinal centers w/ activated B cells)
What is in the inner cortex of lymph nodes? - answerMature T cells
What does the spleen do? - answerRed pulp: destroys old RBCs
White pulp: immune system
What suspends the liver? - answerCoronary ligament - to undersurface of diaphragm
What is the functional unit of the liver? - answerSinusoids lined by hepatocytes and
Kupffer cells
What is the function of the thymus? - answerT cell maturation
When does the thoracic duct begin (caudal)? - answerCisterna chyli (L1)
Where does the thoracic duct empty into? - answerL internal jugular and subclavian
vein
What type of epithelium is the epidermis? - answerStratified keratinized squamous
epithelium
What do Merkel cells do? - answerCrude touch
What do Meissner's corpuscles do? - answerPressure
Esophagus epithelium - answer Stratified squamous epithelium
Middle cuneal nerve - answerS1-S3 PPR
Superior cuneal nerve - answerL1-L3 PPR
Inferior clonal nerve - answerS1-S3 APR
Medial or lateral PPR of C2-T6 supplies the intrinsic back muscles and skin? - answer
Medial
Medial or lateral PPR of T7-S3 supplies the intrinsic back muscles and skin? - answer
Lateral
Respiratory tract epithelium - answer Columnar pseudostratified epithelium
Transitional epithelium - answer Ureter, urinary bladder, most of urethra
Suboccipital triangle - answerRectus capitis posterior major, obliquus capitus superior /
inferior
Carotid triangle - answerSCM, post belly of digastric, sup belly of omohyoid
Posterior cervical triangle - answerSCM, trapezius, middle 1/3 of clavicle
Inguinal triangle of Hesselbach - answerRectus abdominis, inf epigastric vessels,
inguinal ligament
- Direct hernias
Femoral triangle - answerInguinal ligament, medial border of sartorius, adductor longus
Guyon's canal - answerUlnar n. and a.
Surface markings - answer2nd R intercostal space - aortic
2nd L intercostal space - pulmonary
4th L intercostal space - tricuspid
5th L intercostal space midsternal line - mitral
Aorta bifurcates at [spinal level] - answerL4
Anterior tibial a. continues into foot as... - answerDorsalis pedis artery
,Adrenal cortex hormones - answerZona glomerulosa - mineralocorticoids (aldosterone)
under renin
Zona fasciculata - glucocorticoids (steroids) under ACTH
Zona reticularis - sex hormones
Blood supply for GI - answerEsophagus - proximal 1/2 duodenum (celiac trunk)
Distal 1/2 duodenum - proximal 2/3 transverse colon (superior mesenteric a.)
Distal 1/3 transverse colon - proximal 1/2 anal canal (inferior mesenteric a.)
Retroperitoneal structures - answerAscending/descending colon
Pancreas
Adrenals
Rectum (lower 2/3)
Kidneys
Aorta
IVC
Duodenum (2nd - 4th parts)
3 layers of stomach smooth muscle - answerOuter longitudinal
Inner circular
Innermost oblique
Longitudinal mucosal folds above pectineal line - answerColumns of Morgagni
Pectineal line - answerUpper 1/2 - insensitive to pain
Lower 1/2 - sensitive to pain
Synarthrosis - answerFibrous joint (immobile)
Amphiarthrosis - answerCartilaginous joint
Diarthrosis - answerSynovial joint
Synchondrosis - answerPrimary cartilaginous - epiphyseal growth plate
Symphysis - answerSecondary cartilaginous
Hilton's law - answerThe nerve which innervates a muscle that acts on the joint, will
supply the joint
Endomysium - answerSurrounds individual muscle fibers
Perimysium - answerSurrounds fascicle
Epimysium - answerSurrounds entire muscle
,Smooth muscle - answerNo cross striation
Spindle-shape
Central nucleus
Involuntary
Skeletal muscle - answerCross striations
Elongated peripheral nucleus
Voluntary
Cardiac muscle - answerCross striation
Branches
Intercalated disc
Central nucleus
TMJ joint type - answerCompound hinge and gliding joint
Upper: protraction/retraction
Lower: elevation/depression
Elbow - answerDistal end of humerus
Head of radius
Trochlea of ulna
Wrist joint - answerDistal radius
Scaphoid
Lunate
1st CMC joint - answerTrapezium + 1st MC
Saddle
Hip ligaments - answerIliofemoral (Y)
Pubofemoral
Ischiofemoral
Where do spermatozoa mature? - answerEpididymis
Where is spermatozoa stored? - answerDuctus deferens
What innervates the penis? - answerPudendal n. (S2-4)
Pelvic splanchnic nerve (S2-4)
What does the uterus attach to? - answerOvary - round ligament of ovary
Labia majora - round ligament of uterus
Broad ligament
Where does the trachea begin? - answerC6
, Where does the trachea end? - answerT4/5
What is the bifurcation of the trachea called? - answerCarina
What innervates the lung pleura? - answerParietal layer - intercostal and phrenic n.
Visceral layer - CN X autonomic inn.
What is another name for the suprapleural membrane? - answerSibson's fascia
3 openings of the diaphragm - answerT8: IVC, phrenic n., pericardiacophrenic vessels
T10: esophagus, vagus n.
T12: aorta, thoracic duct, azygos v.
Medial arcuate ligament - answerOver psoas mm
Lateral arcuate ligament - answerOver QL
Median arcuate ligament - answerConnects L and R crura over aorta
What is in the outer cortex of lymph nodes? - answerB cells organized into follicles
(germinal centers w/ activated B cells)
What is in the inner cortex of lymph nodes? - answerMature T cells
What does the spleen do? - answerRed pulp: destroys old RBCs
White pulp: immune system
What suspends the liver? - answerCoronary ligament - to undersurface of diaphragm
What is the functional unit of the liver? - answerSinusoids lined by hepatocytes and
Kupffer cells
What is the function of the thymus? - answerT cell maturation
When does the thoracic duct begin (caudal)? - answerCisterna chyli (L1)
Where does the thoracic duct empty into? - answerL internal jugular and subclavian
vein
What type of epithelium is the epidermis? - answerStratified keratinized squamous
epithelium
What do Merkel cells do? - answerCrude touch
What do Meissner's corpuscles do? - answerPressure
