SURGICAL FIRST ASSIST TEST
Study Guide| Questions & Answers
Which of the following arteries divides into the anterior and middle cerebral arteries?
A. Internal carotid
B. External carotid
C. Vertebral
D. Basilar - ✔✔A. Internal carotid
Which of the following arteries is a direct branch of the internal carotid?
A. Vertebral
B. Aorta
C. Middle cerebral
D. Facial - ✔✔C. Middle cerebral
The lateral ventricles within the cerebral hemisphere communicate with the third ventricle through
the opening called:
A. Foramen of Monro
B. Foramen Ovale
C. Foramen of Vesalius
D. Foramen Magnum - ✔✔A. Foramen of Monro
The third ventricle of the brain empties into the fourth ventricle through the:
,A. Aqueduct of Sylvius
B. Choroid plexuses
C. Foramen venosum
D. Foramen spinosum - ✔✔A. Aqueduct of Sylvius
Spinal fluid is produced by the:
A. Choroid plexus
B. Lateral ventricle
C. Dura mater
D. Cerebrum - ✔✔A. Choroid plexus
The fold of dura mater that separates the cerebral hemispheres:
A. Flax cerebri
B. Tentorium cerebelli
C. Central sulcus
D. Circular sulcus - ✔✔A. Flax cerebri
Which of the following separates the frontal and the temporal lobes?
A. Fissure of Sylvius
B. Fissure of Rolando
C. Fissure of Bichat
D. Longitudinal Fissure - ✔✔A. Fissure of Sylvius
The frontal lobe is bounded posteriorly by the central sulcus, also called the:
A. Fissure of Rolando
B. Fissure of Sylvius
C. Tentorium cerebelli
D. Transverse fissure - ✔✔A. Fissure of Rolando
,Which of the following areas located in frontal gyrus of the brain controls the function of speech?
A. Brodmann's
B. Broca's
C. Temporal
D. Cerebral cortex - ✔✔B. Broca's
The white line of Hilton is situated:
A. Between the superior hemorrhoidal artery and middle hemorrhoidal artery
B. In the area between the proximal two-thirds and distal third of the transverse colon
C. Between the external and internal anal sphincters D. Between the rectum and vagina -
✔✔C. Between the external and internal anal sphincters
A chemical reaction that provides energy by the breakdown of food molecules is called:
A. Catabolism
B. Metabolism
C. Glycogenesis
D. Anabolism - ✔✔A. Catabolism
Adipose tissue lies in which of the following skin layers?
A. Epidermal
B. Subcutaneous
C. Dermal
D. Reticular - ✔✔B. Subcutaneous
Collagen is produced by which of the following connective tissue cells?
A. Leukocytes
B. Osteoclasts
C. Fibroblasts
, D. Erythrocytes - ✔✔C. Fibroblasts
What is normal cardiac output for an adult?
A. 4-8 L/minute
B. 8-12 L/minute
C. 12-16 L/minute
D. 16-20 L/minute - ✔✔A. 4-8 L/minute
Which of the following veins drains the right side of the vertebral column?
A. Thoracic
B. Lumbar
C. Azygos
D. Posterior intercostal - ✔✔C. Azygos
Which of the following arteries supplies the cecum, ascending colon, hepatic flexure, and proximal
portion of the transverse colon?
A. Pancreaticoduodenal
B. Superior mesenteric
C. Abdominal aorta
D. Inferior mesenteric - ✔✔B. Superior mesenteric
The celiac artery trifurcates into the:
A. Left gastric, splenic and hepatic arteries
B. Internal and external iliac and femoral arteries
C. Lumber, gastric, and splenic arteries
D. Renal, testicular, and suprarenal arteries - ✔✔A. Left gastric, splenic and hepatic arteries
A Prolongation of the breast tissue located in the upper, outer part of the breast that passes through
an opening in the axillary fascia is called the:
Study Guide| Questions & Answers
Which of the following arteries divides into the anterior and middle cerebral arteries?
A. Internal carotid
B. External carotid
C. Vertebral
D. Basilar - ✔✔A. Internal carotid
Which of the following arteries is a direct branch of the internal carotid?
A. Vertebral
B. Aorta
C. Middle cerebral
D. Facial - ✔✔C. Middle cerebral
The lateral ventricles within the cerebral hemisphere communicate with the third ventricle through
the opening called:
A. Foramen of Monro
B. Foramen Ovale
C. Foramen of Vesalius
D. Foramen Magnum - ✔✔A. Foramen of Monro
The third ventricle of the brain empties into the fourth ventricle through the:
,A. Aqueduct of Sylvius
B. Choroid plexuses
C. Foramen venosum
D. Foramen spinosum - ✔✔A. Aqueduct of Sylvius
Spinal fluid is produced by the:
A. Choroid plexus
B. Lateral ventricle
C. Dura mater
D. Cerebrum - ✔✔A. Choroid plexus
The fold of dura mater that separates the cerebral hemispheres:
A. Flax cerebri
B. Tentorium cerebelli
C. Central sulcus
D. Circular sulcus - ✔✔A. Flax cerebri
Which of the following separates the frontal and the temporal lobes?
A. Fissure of Sylvius
B. Fissure of Rolando
C. Fissure of Bichat
D. Longitudinal Fissure - ✔✔A. Fissure of Sylvius
The frontal lobe is bounded posteriorly by the central sulcus, also called the:
A. Fissure of Rolando
B. Fissure of Sylvius
C. Tentorium cerebelli
D. Transverse fissure - ✔✔A. Fissure of Rolando
,Which of the following areas located in frontal gyrus of the brain controls the function of speech?
A. Brodmann's
B. Broca's
C. Temporal
D. Cerebral cortex - ✔✔B. Broca's
The white line of Hilton is situated:
A. Between the superior hemorrhoidal artery and middle hemorrhoidal artery
B. In the area between the proximal two-thirds and distal third of the transverse colon
C. Between the external and internal anal sphincters D. Between the rectum and vagina -
✔✔C. Between the external and internal anal sphincters
A chemical reaction that provides energy by the breakdown of food molecules is called:
A. Catabolism
B. Metabolism
C. Glycogenesis
D. Anabolism - ✔✔A. Catabolism
Adipose tissue lies in which of the following skin layers?
A. Epidermal
B. Subcutaneous
C. Dermal
D. Reticular - ✔✔B. Subcutaneous
Collagen is produced by which of the following connective tissue cells?
A. Leukocytes
B. Osteoclasts
C. Fibroblasts
, D. Erythrocytes - ✔✔C. Fibroblasts
What is normal cardiac output for an adult?
A. 4-8 L/minute
B. 8-12 L/minute
C. 12-16 L/minute
D. 16-20 L/minute - ✔✔A. 4-8 L/minute
Which of the following veins drains the right side of the vertebral column?
A. Thoracic
B. Lumbar
C. Azygos
D. Posterior intercostal - ✔✔C. Azygos
Which of the following arteries supplies the cecum, ascending colon, hepatic flexure, and proximal
portion of the transverse colon?
A. Pancreaticoduodenal
B. Superior mesenteric
C. Abdominal aorta
D. Inferior mesenteric - ✔✔B. Superior mesenteric
The celiac artery trifurcates into the:
A. Left gastric, splenic and hepatic arteries
B. Internal and external iliac and femoral arteries
C. Lumber, gastric, and splenic arteries
D. Renal, testicular, and suprarenal arteries - ✔✔A. Left gastric, splenic and hepatic arteries
A Prolongation of the breast tissue located in the upper, outer part of the breast that passes through
an opening in the axillary fascia is called the:
