NBCE ANATOMY QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+ RECENT UPDATE

NBCE ANATOMY QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
ALREADY GRADED A+ RECENT UPDATE.


◉Which muscle would move the abducted (90 degrees) arm anteriorly?
A. sternocostal head of the pectoralis major
B. clavicular head of the pectoralis major
C. inferior fibers of the serratus anterior
D. pectoralis minor. Answer:B. clavicular head of the pectoralis major


◉Which of the following is an intrinsic muscle of the hand and a muscle of the thenar eminence
and does NOT attach to a phalange?
A. adductor pollicis
B. opponens pollicis
C. abductor pollicis brevis
D. flexor pollicis longus. Answer:B. opponens pollicis


◉Identify the flexor of the elbow, which arises from the lateral supracondylar crest and is
innervated by a branch of the posterior cord.
A. brachioradialis
B. brachialis
C. long head of the biceps brachii
D. medial head of the triceps brachii. Answer:A. brachioradialis


◉Which muscle does NOT flex the knee and extend the hip?
A. semitendinosus
B. hamstring portion of the adductor magnus
C. long head of the biceps femoris
D. semimembranosus. Answer:B. hamstring portion of the adductor magnus


◉Which muscle provides the powerful "push-off" used during walking?
A. tibialis posterior

,B. flexor hallucis longus
C. peroneus longus
D. quadratus plantae. Answer:B. flexor hallucis longus


◉Which of the following muscles does the inferior gluteal nerve supply?
A. obturator internus
B. gluteus maximus
C. gluteus medius
D. gluteus minimus. Answer:B. gluteus maximus


◉Which of the following nerves provides motor supply to the deltoid muscle?
A. spinal accessory
B. axillary
C. musculocutaneous
D. radial. Answer:B. axillary



◉When the upper limb is in anatomical position, the medial end of the scapular spine is at which
vertebral level?

A. spinous process of second thoracic vertebra

B. spinous process of third thoracic vertebra

C. body of the third thoracic vertebra

D. spinous process of fourth thoracic vertebra. Answer:B. spinous process of third thoracic vertebra



◉While examining a patient, you notice that the right scapula is farther from the midline than the
left. You would suspect paralysis of which muscles?

A. rhomboid major and minor

B. latissimus dorsi

C. supraspinatus

D. deltoid. Answer:A. rhomboid major and minor



◉Which of the following movements occur within the frontal plane?

A. flexion of the leg

, B. abduction of the thigh

C. pronation of the forearm

D. medial rotation of the arm. Answer:B. abduction of the thigh



◉Which anatomical plane divides the body into superior and inferior parts?

A. sagittal plane

B. frontal plane

C. transverse plane

D. coronal plane. Answer:C. transverse plane



◉The coracoid process is a feature of which bone?

A. scapula

B. ulna

C. clavicle

D. humerus. Answer:A. scapula



◉The linea aspera is found on the posterior surface of which bone?

A. humerus

B. tibia

C. ilium

D. femur. Answer:D. femur



◉The epiphyseal disc of a developing long bone is formed from what kind of tissue?

A. fibrocartilage

B. hyaline cartilage

C. elastic cartilage

D. spongy bone. Answer:B. hyaline cartilage



◉The medial malleolus is a component of what bone?

A. fibula

B. femur