NBCE SAMPLE QUESTIONS PART 1:
ANATOMY
Which0of0the0following0pulses0can0be0palpated0just0proximal0to0the0hypothenar0pad?
a)0Subclavian
b)0Brachial
c)0Radial
d)0Ulnar0-0--d)0Ulnar
Calcitonin0is0secreted0by0which0of0the0following0cells?
a)0Parafollicular
b)0Follicular
c)0Chief
d)0Macrophages0-0--a)0Parafollicular
Which0of0the0following0muscles0is0the0medial0rotator0of0the0hip?
a)0Gluteus0maximus
b)0Gluteus0medius
c)0Obturator0internus
d)0Quadratus0lumborum0-0--b)0Gluteus0medius
Damage0to0the0long0thoracic0nerve0produces0paralysis0of0which0of0the0following0muscles
?
a)0Pectorals0major
b)0Serratus0anterior
c)0Latissimus0dorsi
d)0Subscapularis0-0--b)0Serratus0anterior
5)0Which0embryological0structure0is0the0adrenal0medulla0derived0from?
a)0endoderm
b)0ectoderm
c)0neural0crest0cells
d)0mesoderm0-0--c)0neural0crest0cells
Which0nerve0innervate0the0perinea0muscles?
, a)0deep0peroneal0
b)0superficial0peroneal
c)0superior0gluteal
d)0inferior0gluteal0-0--b)0superficial0peroneal
What0type0of0cells0are0found0throughout0the0respiratory0tract?
a)0simple0squamous
b)0simple0columnar
c)0stratified0squamous0
d)0psudostratified0ciliated0columnar0-0--d)0psudostratified0ciliated0columnar
Which0of0the0following0nerves0is0palpable0on0the0lateral0aspect0of0the0neck0of0the0fibula?
a)0deep0peroneal
b)0superficial0peroneal
c)0common0peroneal
d)0tibial0-0--c)0common0peroneal
Posterior0superficial0muscles0of0the0leg0insert0on0which0bone?
a)0cuboid
b)0calcaneous
c)0talus0
d)01st0metatarsal0-0--b)0calcareous
The0epiphyseal0plate0is0considered0to0be0what0type0of0joint?
a)0sunchondrosis
b)0syndesmosis
c)0symphysis
d)0synovial0-0--a)0synchondrosis
In0which0bone0is0the0soleal0line?
a)0femur
b)0tibia
c)0fibula
d)0calcaneous0-0--b)0tibia
The0lateral0malleolus0is0a0feature0of0which0of0the0following0bones?
a)0femur
b)0tibia
c)0fibula
d)0calcaneous0-0--c)0fibula
ANATOMY
Which0of0the0following0pulses0can0be0palpated0just0proximal0to0the0hypothenar0pad?
a)0Subclavian
b)0Brachial
c)0Radial
d)0Ulnar0-0--d)0Ulnar
Calcitonin0is0secreted0by0which0of0the0following0cells?
a)0Parafollicular
b)0Follicular
c)0Chief
d)0Macrophages0-0--a)0Parafollicular
Which0of0the0following0muscles0is0the0medial0rotator0of0the0hip?
a)0Gluteus0maximus
b)0Gluteus0medius
c)0Obturator0internus
d)0Quadratus0lumborum0-0--b)0Gluteus0medius
Damage0to0the0long0thoracic0nerve0produces0paralysis0of0which0of0the0following0muscles
?
a)0Pectorals0major
b)0Serratus0anterior
c)0Latissimus0dorsi
d)0Subscapularis0-0--b)0Serratus0anterior
5)0Which0embryological0structure0is0the0adrenal0medulla0derived0from?
a)0endoderm
b)0ectoderm
c)0neural0crest0cells
d)0mesoderm0-0--c)0neural0crest0cells
Which0nerve0innervate0the0perinea0muscles?
, a)0deep0peroneal0
b)0superficial0peroneal
c)0superior0gluteal
d)0inferior0gluteal0-0--b)0superficial0peroneal
What0type0of0cells0are0found0throughout0the0respiratory0tract?
a)0simple0squamous
b)0simple0columnar
c)0stratified0squamous0
d)0psudostratified0ciliated0columnar0-0--d)0psudostratified0ciliated0columnar
Which0of0the0following0nerves0is0palpable0on0the0lateral0aspect0of0the0neck0of0the0fibula?
a)0deep0peroneal
b)0superficial0peroneal
c)0common0peroneal
d)0tibial0-0--c)0common0peroneal
Posterior0superficial0muscles0of0the0leg0insert0on0which0bone?
a)0cuboid
b)0calcaneous
c)0talus0
d)01st0metatarsal0-0--b)0calcareous
The0epiphyseal0plate0is0considered0to0be0what0type0of0joint?
a)0sunchondrosis
b)0syndesmosis
c)0symphysis
d)0synovial0-0--a)0synchondrosis
In0which0bone0is0the0soleal0line?
a)0femur
b)0tibia
c)0fibula
d)0calcaneous0-0--b)0tibia
The0lateral0malleolus0is0a0feature0of0which0of0the0following0bones?
a)0femur
b)0tibia
c)0fibula
d)0calcaneous0-0--c)0fibula
