FIRST ASSISTANT 2025/2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GUARANTEE A+
✔✔What ligaments travel in the upper part of the broad ligaments below and in front of
the fallopian tubes, passing over the vesicle vessels and nerve? - ✔✔round
✔✔The utereine artery is a branch of the anterior trunk of the - ✔✔internal iliac artery
✔✔Which ligaments enclose the round ligament and extends from the lateral surface of
the uterus to the pelvic wall? - ✔✔broad
✔✔What is the nourishing coat of the eyeball that consists mainly of blood vessels? -
✔✔choroid
✔✔The opthalmic artery divides into the - ✔✔supraorbital and supratrochlear
✔✔Which rectus muscle moves the eyeball upward and medially? - ✔✔superior
✔✔The recurrent laryngeal nerve that supplies the vocal cords lies very close to the -
✔✔inferior thyroid artery
✔✔The arterial blood supply to the nose is from branches of the internal and external -
✔✔maxillary
✔✔The five branches of the facial nerve from - ✔✔temporal, zygomatic, buccal,
madibular, cervical
✔✔Where do the mental nerves and vessels exit from the mandible? - ✔✔foramen
✔✔In addition to the zygoma, which other bone comprises the zygomatic arch? -
✔✔temporal
✔✔What is the principal muscle of the pelvic floor? - ✔✔levator ani
✔✔The junction of the superior mesenteric and splenic veins forms the - ✔✔portal vein
✔✔The tibial and common peroneal nerves are terminal branches of the what nerves? -
✔✔sciatic
✔✔The arterial supply to the bladder is derives mainly from the - ✔✔internal iliac
✔✔What structures of the kidney does urine drain into the major calyces? - ✔✔renal
pelvis
,✔✔A rounded protuberance found at a point of articulation with another bone is called a
- ✔✔condyle
✔✔At which vertebral level is the ondontoid process located? - ✔✔C2
✔✔What cavities within the brain is filled with CSF? - ✔✔ventricles
✔✔Which ligament is attached to the posterior lateral condyle of the femur and to the
notch of the midline of the tibia between the tibial condyle? - ✔✔anterior cruciate
✔✔The gelantinous substance within an intervertebral disc is called the - ✔✔nucleus
pulposus
✔✔Which vein proximally travels across the neck of the abdominal aorta? - ✔✔renal
✔✔The branches of the aortic arch are - ✔✔brachiocephalic, left common carotid, left
subclavian
✔✔The terminal arterial branches of the aorta are the - ✔✔right and left common iliacs
✔✔The coronary arteries originate at the base of the ascending aorta, aka - ✔✔Sinuses
of Valsalva
✔✔What are the branches of the left coronary artery? - ✔✔circumflex and anterior
descending arteries
✔✔The thoracic duct begins in the - ✔✔abdomen at the cisterna chyli
✔✔Two-thirds of the breast tissue rests on the pectoralis major muscle and the other
one-third rests on the - ✔✔serratus anterior
✔✔The carotid body and carotid sinus are two sensory structures; the carotid body is a
- ✔✔chemoreceptor
✔✔The valve that prevents the retrograde flow of blood into the atrium from the left
ventricle is the - ✔✔mitral valve
✔✔Deoxygenated blood is carried from the right ventricle to the lungs via which
structure? - ✔✔pulmonary arteries
✔✔At the base of each internal carotid artery is an enlargement called the - ✔✔sinus
, ✔✔The three protective tissue layers called the meninges lie in the following order,
starting with the most superficial: - ✔✔duramater, arachnoid, pia mater (DAP)
✔✔Fissure Sylvius separates the - ✔✔frontal and temporal lobe
✔✔The great sensory nerve of the face and head is the - ✔✔trigeminal
✔✔Which cranial nerve emerges from the medulla, passes through the skull, and
descends through the neck region into the thorax and abdominal region? - ✔✔X
✔✔Which cranial nerves innervate the superior oblique muscle? - ✔✔trochlear (IV)
✔✔Which cranial nerves innervate the inferior, medial, superior rectus, inferior oblique,
and levator palpebrae muscle of the eye? - ✔✔oculomotor (III)
✔✔Which cranial nerves innervate the lateral rectus muscle of the eye? - ✔✔abducens
(IV)
✔✔The dura plan that seperates the cerebrum from the cerebellum is the - ✔✔tentorium
cerebelli, transverse
✔✔Know the arterial branches of the celiac trunk - ✔✔right hepatic artery
left hepatic artery
proper hepatic artery
celiac trunk
splenic trunk
left gastric artery
common hepatic artery
gastroduodenal artery
✔✔Know the following vessels - ✔✔inferior mesenteric vein, superior mesenteric vein,
superior hemorrhoidal vein, splenic vein, right gastric artery, portal vein
✔✔Know the nerves int he axillary region - ✔✔lateral pectoral
long thoracic
thoracodorsal
medial pectoral
✔✔Know the structures of the biliary tract - ✔✔common bile duct
ampulla of vater
intrahepatic ducts
right hepatic duct
left hepatic duct
gallbladder
GUARANTEE A+
✔✔What ligaments travel in the upper part of the broad ligaments below and in front of
the fallopian tubes, passing over the vesicle vessels and nerve? - ✔✔round
✔✔The utereine artery is a branch of the anterior trunk of the - ✔✔internal iliac artery
✔✔Which ligaments enclose the round ligament and extends from the lateral surface of
the uterus to the pelvic wall? - ✔✔broad
✔✔What is the nourishing coat of the eyeball that consists mainly of blood vessels? -
✔✔choroid
✔✔The opthalmic artery divides into the - ✔✔supraorbital and supratrochlear
✔✔Which rectus muscle moves the eyeball upward and medially? - ✔✔superior
✔✔The recurrent laryngeal nerve that supplies the vocal cords lies very close to the -
✔✔inferior thyroid artery
✔✔The arterial blood supply to the nose is from branches of the internal and external -
✔✔maxillary
✔✔The five branches of the facial nerve from - ✔✔temporal, zygomatic, buccal,
madibular, cervical
✔✔Where do the mental nerves and vessels exit from the mandible? - ✔✔foramen
✔✔In addition to the zygoma, which other bone comprises the zygomatic arch? -
✔✔temporal
✔✔What is the principal muscle of the pelvic floor? - ✔✔levator ani
✔✔The junction of the superior mesenteric and splenic veins forms the - ✔✔portal vein
✔✔The tibial and common peroneal nerves are terminal branches of the what nerves? -
✔✔sciatic
✔✔The arterial supply to the bladder is derives mainly from the - ✔✔internal iliac
✔✔What structures of the kidney does urine drain into the major calyces? - ✔✔renal
pelvis
,✔✔A rounded protuberance found at a point of articulation with another bone is called a
- ✔✔condyle
✔✔At which vertebral level is the ondontoid process located? - ✔✔C2
✔✔What cavities within the brain is filled with CSF? - ✔✔ventricles
✔✔Which ligament is attached to the posterior lateral condyle of the femur and to the
notch of the midline of the tibia between the tibial condyle? - ✔✔anterior cruciate
✔✔The gelantinous substance within an intervertebral disc is called the - ✔✔nucleus
pulposus
✔✔Which vein proximally travels across the neck of the abdominal aorta? - ✔✔renal
✔✔The branches of the aortic arch are - ✔✔brachiocephalic, left common carotid, left
subclavian
✔✔The terminal arterial branches of the aorta are the - ✔✔right and left common iliacs
✔✔The coronary arteries originate at the base of the ascending aorta, aka - ✔✔Sinuses
of Valsalva
✔✔What are the branches of the left coronary artery? - ✔✔circumflex and anterior
descending arteries
✔✔The thoracic duct begins in the - ✔✔abdomen at the cisterna chyli
✔✔Two-thirds of the breast tissue rests on the pectoralis major muscle and the other
one-third rests on the - ✔✔serratus anterior
✔✔The carotid body and carotid sinus are two sensory structures; the carotid body is a
- ✔✔chemoreceptor
✔✔The valve that prevents the retrograde flow of blood into the atrium from the left
ventricle is the - ✔✔mitral valve
✔✔Deoxygenated blood is carried from the right ventricle to the lungs via which
structure? - ✔✔pulmonary arteries
✔✔At the base of each internal carotid artery is an enlargement called the - ✔✔sinus
, ✔✔The three protective tissue layers called the meninges lie in the following order,
starting with the most superficial: - ✔✔duramater, arachnoid, pia mater (DAP)
✔✔Fissure Sylvius separates the - ✔✔frontal and temporal lobe
✔✔The great sensory nerve of the face and head is the - ✔✔trigeminal
✔✔Which cranial nerve emerges from the medulla, passes through the skull, and
descends through the neck region into the thorax and abdominal region? - ✔✔X
✔✔Which cranial nerves innervate the superior oblique muscle? - ✔✔trochlear (IV)
✔✔Which cranial nerves innervate the inferior, medial, superior rectus, inferior oblique,
and levator palpebrae muscle of the eye? - ✔✔oculomotor (III)
✔✔Which cranial nerves innervate the lateral rectus muscle of the eye? - ✔✔abducens
(IV)
✔✔The dura plan that seperates the cerebrum from the cerebellum is the - ✔✔tentorium
cerebelli, transverse
✔✔Know the arterial branches of the celiac trunk - ✔✔right hepatic artery
left hepatic artery
proper hepatic artery
celiac trunk
splenic trunk
left gastric artery
common hepatic artery
gastroduodenal artery
✔✔Know the following vessels - ✔✔inferior mesenteric vein, superior mesenteric vein,
superior hemorrhoidal vein, splenic vein, right gastric artery, portal vein
✔✔Know the nerves int he axillary region - ✔✔lateral pectoral
long thoracic
thoracodorsal
medial pectoral
✔✔Know the structures of the biliary tract - ✔✔common bile duct
ampulla of vater
intrahepatic ducts
right hepatic duct
left hepatic duct
gallbladder
