NBCE Part 1 Exam Test 2024 General
Anatomy Test Questions With Verified
Solutions
Paraxial - Somites (31)
Intermediate - Urogenital system and kidneys
✅✅-Mesoderm - derivatives of:
Head - Skull, muscles, CT of head, dentine
Lateral plate - Adrenal cortex, blood & lymph, spleen -
Paraxial
Intermediate
Head
Lateral plate
mesoderm lateral plate -✅✅-Spleen and adrenal cortex are derived from
mesoderm intermediate - ✅✅-Kidneys and urogenital system are derived from
Skin and nerves - ✅✅-Ectoderm gives rise to
Surface ectoderm - ✅✅-Enamel, hair, nails is from
Surface ectoderm - ✅✅-Epidermis, anterior pituitary and lens of eye are from
Neural tube and neural crest - ✅✅-Neuroectoderm consists of
Neural tube - ✅✅-Posterior pituitary, retina, CNS and pineal body are from
Neural crest - ✅✅-DRG, ANS, parafollicular cells of thyroid and adrenal medulla are
from
Mesodermal >> Chondrification >> Ossification - ✅✅-Embryological stages of
development
Intramembranous and endochondral - ✅✅-2 types of ossification
Bone develops directly from mesenchyme (no cartilage)
Clavicle, flat bones of skull - ✅✅-Intramembranous ossification
,Bone develops from existing hyaline cartilage
✅✅-Endochondral ossification
All bones except clavicle, flat bones of skull -
Both intramembranous and endochondral - ✅✅-Scapula ossification
Mouth - ✅✅-Stomadium
Oral cavity to first 1/3 of duodenum - ✅✅-Foregut develops into
Last 2/3 of duodenum to first 2/3 of transverse colon - ✅✅-Midgut develops into
Last 1/3 of transverse colon to anus - ✅✅-Hindgut develops into
✅✅-Gubernaculum
Males: scrotal lig (gubernacular testis)
Females: suspensory lig of ovary, ovarian lig and round lig -
becomes what
In males:
In females:
Thyroid (seek the thyroid) - ✅✅-Foramen cecum gives rise to the
✅✅-Limb bud rotation
Arms: 90 lateral
Legs: 90 medial -
Elbow flexion/extension - ✅✅-Example of parasagittal
Air & fluid diffusion (thinnest)
Alveoli, capillaries, blood & lymph vessels - ✅✅-Simple squamous epithelium
purpose, location
Areas of high friction
Keratinized = skin
Non-keratinized = oral cavity, esophagus, anal cavity, vagina
✅✅-Stratified squamous epithelium purpose,
"If you are satisfied, you are stratified" -
location of keratinized and non-keratinized
,Secretory cells
✅✅
Kidney tubules, glands, GI tract, choroid plexus, follicular and parafollicular cells of
thyroid, ependymal cells - -Simple cuboidal epithelium purpose, location
Secretory
Sweat glands - ✅✅-Stratified cuboidal epithelium purpose, location
Stretch (allows expansion)
Bladder, ureters, kidneys - ✅✅-Transitional epithelium purpose, location
Absorption
Stomach, small & large intestine, glands - ✅✅-Simple columnar epithelium purpose,
location
Reproductive tract
Uterus - ✅✅-Stratified columnar epithelium purpose, location
Respiratory tract, filter
✅✅
Entire pulmonary tract from nasal mucosa to terminal bronchiole (not alveoli) -
-Pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium purpose, location
Dense reg - tendons and lig
Dense irreg - dermis of skin
✅✅-4 CT types
Elastic - blood vessels
Reticular - lymph nodes and spleen -
Stratum corneum, lucidum (only on plantar surfaces), granulosum, spinosum,
germinativum/basale (basal layer)
✅✅-Epidermis from sup to deep
"cows like green soft grass" -
Basal layer (stratum germinativum/basale) - ✅✅-Melanin is located in which epidermis
layer
, Papillary dermis, reticular dermis, hypodermis (subcutaneous fascia) - ✅✅-Dermis
sup to deep
Palatoglossus - elevates tongue, CNX
Styloglossus - elevates & retracts tongue, CNXII
Hyoglossus - depresses & retracts tongue, CNXII
Genioglossus - depresses & protrudes tongue, CNXII
✅✅
All muscles ending in 'glossus' innervated by CNXII except palatoglossus -
-Extrinsic MM of tongue - action and innervation
Superior longitudinal, inferior longitudinal, transverse, vertical
Muscles are on each side of lingual septum - ✅✅-Intrinsic MM of tongue
Circumvallate - largest & fewest (ant to sulcus terminalis)
Filiform - smallest and most numerous (not inv w/ taste)
✅✅
Fungiform
Foliate - sides of tongue & most sensitive - -Tast buds of tongue (CAFFF)
Sweet = anterior
Salty = ant/lat
✅✅-Taste of tongue topography
Sour = post/lat
Bitter = posterior -
Palatine, lingual & pharyngeal tonsils
Adenoids = pharyngeal tonsils
Eustachian tube opening - ✅✅-Waldeyer's tonsillar ring? Adenoids? Swollen adenoids
can occlude what?
Nasopharynx opening of Eustachian tube - ✅✅-Torus Tubaris
Temporal fossa
Coronoid of mandible
Elevate and retract mandible
Anatomy Test Questions With Verified
Solutions
Paraxial - Somites (31)
Intermediate - Urogenital system and kidneys
✅✅-Mesoderm - derivatives of:
Head - Skull, muscles, CT of head, dentine
Lateral plate - Adrenal cortex, blood & lymph, spleen -
Paraxial
Intermediate
Head
Lateral plate
mesoderm lateral plate -✅✅-Spleen and adrenal cortex are derived from
mesoderm intermediate - ✅✅-Kidneys and urogenital system are derived from
Skin and nerves - ✅✅-Ectoderm gives rise to
Surface ectoderm - ✅✅-Enamel, hair, nails is from
Surface ectoderm - ✅✅-Epidermis, anterior pituitary and lens of eye are from
Neural tube and neural crest - ✅✅-Neuroectoderm consists of
Neural tube - ✅✅-Posterior pituitary, retina, CNS and pineal body are from
Neural crest - ✅✅-DRG, ANS, parafollicular cells of thyroid and adrenal medulla are
from
Mesodermal >> Chondrification >> Ossification - ✅✅-Embryological stages of
development
Intramembranous and endochondral - ✅✅-2 types of ossification
Bone develops directly from mesenchyme (no cartilage)
Clavicle, flat bones of skull - ✅✅-Intramembranous ossification
,Bone develops from existing hyaline cartilage
✅✅-Endochondral ossification
All bones except clavicle, flat bones of skull -
Both intramembranous and endochondral - ✅✅-Scapula ossification
Mouth - ✅✅-Stomadium
Oral cavity to first 1/3 of duodenum - ✅✅-Foregut develops into
Last 2/3 of duodenum to first 2/3 of transverse colon - ✅✅-Midgut develops into
Last 1/3 of transverse colon to anus - ✅✅-Hindgut develops into
✅✅-Gubernaculum
Males: scrotal lig (gubernacular testis)
Females: suspensory lig of ovary, ovarian lig and round lig -
becomes what
In males:
In females:
Thyroid (seek the thyroid) - ✅✅-Foramen cecum gives rise to the
✅✅-Limb bud rotation
Arms: 90 lateral
Legs: 90 medial -
Elbow flexion/extension - ✅✅-Example of parasagittal
Air & fluid diffusion (thinnest)
Alveoli, capillaries, blood & lymph vessels - ✅✅-Simple squamous epithelium
purpose, location
Areas of high friction
Keratinized = skin
Non-keratinized = oral cavity, esophagus, anal cavity, vagina
✅✅-Stratified squamous epithelium purpose,
"If you are satisfied, you are stratified" -
location of keratinized and non-keratinized
,Secretory cells
✅✅
Kidney tubules, glands, GI tract, choroid plexus, follicular and parafollicular cells of
thyroid, ependymal cells - -Simple cuboidal epithelium purpose, location
Secretory
Sweat glands - ✅✅-Stratified cuboidal epithelium purpose, location
Stretch (allows expansion)
Bladder, ureters, kidneys - ✅✅-Transitional epithelium purpose, location
Absorption
Stomach, small & large intestine, glands - ✅✅-Simple columnar epithelium purpose,
location
Reproductive tract
Uterus - ✅✅-Stratified columnar epithelium purpose, location
Respiratory tract, filter
✅✅
Entire pulmonary tract from nasal mucosa to terminal bronchiole (not alveoli) -
-Pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium purpose, location
Dense reg - tendons and lig
Dense irreg - dermis of skin
✅✅-4 CT types
Elastic - blood vessels
Reticular - lymph nodes and spleen -
Stratum corneum, lucidum (only on plantar surfaces), granulosum, spinosum,
germinativum/basale (basal layer)
✅✅-Epidermis from sup to deep
"cows like green soft grass" -
Basal layer (stratum germinativum/basale) - ✅✅-Melanin is located in which epidermis
layer
, Papillary dermis, reticular dermis, hypodermis (subcutaneous fascia) - ✅✅-Dermis
sup to deep
Palatoglossus - elevates tongue, CNX
Styloglossus - elevates & retracts tongue, CNXII
Hyoglossus - depresses & retracts tongue, CNXII
Genioglossus - depresses & protrudes tongue, CNXII
✅✅
All muscles ending in 'glossus' innervated by CNXII except palatoglossus -
-Extrinsic MM of tongue - action and innervation
Superior longitudinal, inferior longitudinal, transverse, vertical
Muscles are on each side of lingual septum - ✅✅-Intrinsic MM of tongue
Circumvallate - largest & fewest (ant to sulcus terminalis)
Filiform - smallest and most numerous (not inv w/ taste)
✅✅
Fungiform
Foliate - sides of tongue & most sensitive - -Tast buds of tongue (CAFFF)
Sweet = anterior
Salty = ant/lat
✅✅-Taste of tongue topography
Sour = post/lat
Bitter = posterior -
Palatine, lingual & pharyngeal tonsils
Adenoids = pharyngeal tonsils
Eustachian tube opening - ✅✅-Waldeyer's tonsillar ring? Adenoids? Swollen adenoids
can occlude what?
Nasopharynx opening of Eustachian tube - ✅✅-Torus Tubaris
Temporal fossa
Coronoid of mandible
Elevate and retract mandible
