ANAT380 queen's university final exam
Which of the following statements applies to the right kidney?
a. It is intraperitoneal.
b. It is crossed in the hilar region by the pancreas.
c. It is usually slightly lower than the left kidney.
d. The superior pole is covered by the stomach. - ✔️✔️c
A 72-year-old man comes to his physician for an annual checkup. Which of the following
structures is most readily palpated during a rectal examination?
a. Epididymis
b. Ejaculatory duct
c. Prostate gland
d. Ureter - ✔️✔️c
Tearing of the pelvic floor during childbirth may lead to paralysis of which muscle?
a. Levator ani
b. External anal sphincter
c. Obturator internus
d. External urethral sphincter - ✔️✔️a
The following statements about the ischiorectal (ischio-anal) fossa are true EXCEPT:
a. It allows expansion of the anal canal during defecation.
b. It is a fat-filled space.
c. It has the pudendal canal on its medial wall.
d. Its lateral wall is mainly formed by the ischium and obturator internus muscle and its
fascia. - ✔️✔️c
The spermatic cord contains all of the following EXCEPT the:
a. Testicular artery
b. Ejaculatory duct
c. Ductus (vas) deferens
d. Pampiniform venous plexus - ✔️✔️b
Which of the following structures can be compressed between the superior mesenteric
artery and the aorta?
a. Left renal vein
b. Right renal vein
c. Left renal artery
d. Right renal artery - ✔️✔️a
All the following are distinguishing features of the large intestine EXCEPT:
a. haustra
, b. teniae coli
c. plicae circularis
d. epiploic (omental) appendages - ✔️✔️c
Meckel's diverticulum is an outpouching of which structure?
a. Cecum
b. Ilium
c. Jejunum
d. Duodenum - ✔️✔️b
Which of the following are posterior branches of the abdominal aorta?
a. Gonadal arteries
b. Renal arteries
c. Lumbar arteries
d. Suprarenal arteries - ✔️✔️c
All the following statements are true about muscles forming the posterior abdominal wall
EXCEPT:
a. The diaphragm does not contribute to the musculature of the posterior abdominal
wall.
b. The iliacus muscle is innervated by the femoral nerve.
c. The psoas major muscle flexes the thigh.
d. The quadratus lumborum muscle extends the vertebrae. - ✔️✔️a
A patient comes to the hospital with an abdominal infection that has spread
retroperitoneally. Which of the following structures is MOST LIKELY affected?
a. jejunum
b. stomach
c. transverse colon
d. descending colon - ✔️✔️d
Which of the following cutaneous nerves enters the inguinal canal laterally and exits
through the superficial inguinal ring?
a. Subcostal
b. Obturator
c. Ilioinguinal
d. Iliohypogastric - ✔️✔️c
An intercostal nerve is the
a. lateral cutaneous branch of a thoracic spinal nerve
b. anterior (ventral) ramus of a thoracic spinal nerve
c. main trunk of a thoracic spinal nerve
d. posterior (dorsal) ramus of a thoracic spinal nerve - ✔️✔️b
The cystic duct joins which of the following ducts to form the common bile duct?
Which of the following statements applies to the right kidney?
a. It is intraperitoneal.
b. It is crossed in the hilar region by the pancreas.
c. It is usually slightly lower than the left kidney.
d. The superior pole is covered by the stomach. - ✔️✔️c
A 72-year-old man comes to his physician for an annual checkup. Which of the following
structures is most readily palpated during a rectal examination?
a. Epididymis
b. Ejaculatory duct
c. Prostate gland
d. Ureter - ✔️✔️c
Tearing of the pelvic floor during childbirth may lead to paralysis of which muscle?
a. Levator ani
b. External anal sphincter
c. Obturator internus
d. External urethral sphincter - ✔️✔️a
The following statements about the ischiorectal (ischio-anal) fossa are true EXCEPT:
a. It allows expansion of the anal canal during defecation.
b. It is a fat-filled space.
c. It has the pudendal canal on its medial wall.
d. Its lateral wall is mainly formed by the ischium and obturator internus muscle and its
fascia. - ✔️✔️c
The spermatic cord contains all of the following EXCEPT the:
a. Testicular artery
b. Ejaculatory duct
c. Ductus (vas) deferens
d. Pampiniform venous plexus - ✔️✔️b
Which of the following structures can be compressed between the superior mesenteric
artery and the aorta?
a. Left renal vein
b. Right renal vein
c. Left renal artery
d. Right renal artery - ✔️✔️a
All the following are distinguishing features of the large intestine EXCEPT:
a. haustra
, b. teniae coli
c. plicae circularis
d. epiploic (omental) appendages - ✔️✔️c
Meckel's diverticulum is an outpouching of which structure?
a. Cecum
b. Ilium
c. Jejunum
d. Duodenum - ✔️✔️b
Which of the following are posterior branches of the abdominal aorta?
a. Gonadal arteries
b. Renal arteries
c. Lumbar arteries
d. Suprarenal arteries - ✔️✔️c
All the following statements are true about muscles forming the posterior abdominal wall
EXCEPT:
a. The diaphragm does not contribute to the musculature of the posterior abdominal
wall.
b. The iliacus muscle is innervated by the femoral nerve.
c. The psoas major muscle flexes the thigh.
d. The quadratus lumborum muscle extends the vertebrae. - ✔️✔️a
A patient comes to the hospital with an abdominal infection that has spread
retroperitoneally. Which of the following structures is MOST LIKELY affected?
a. jejunum
b. stomach
c. transverse colon
d. descending colon - ✔️✔️d
Which of the following cutaneous nerves enters the inguinal canal laterally and exits
through the superficial inguinal ring?
a. Subcostal
b. Obturator
c. Ilioinguinal
d. Iliohypogastric - ✔️✔️c
An intercostal nerve is the
a. lateral cutaneous branch of a thoracic spinal nerve
b. anterior (ventral) ramus of a thoracic spinal nerve
c. main trunk of a thoracic spinal nerve
d. posterior (dorsal) ramus of a thoracic spinal nerve - ✔️✔️b
The cystic duct joins which of the following ducts to form the common bile duct?
