FRCOphth Part 1
400 SBAs and CRQs
TestBank
, Contents
Foreword v
Preface vii
Acknowledgements x
Bibliography xi
Chapter 1 Exam Paper 1: Structured Practice Paper
Questions: SBAs 1
Questions: CRQs 23
Answers: SBAs 33
Answers: CRQs 70
Chapter 2 Exam Paper 2: Structured Practice Paper
Questions: SBAs 87
Questions: CRQs 108
Answers: SBAs 119
Answers: CRQs 153
Chapter 3 Exam Paper 3: Unstructured Mock Exam
Questions: SBAs 171
Questions: CRQs 191
Answers: SBAs 200
Answers: CRQs 232
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Questions: SBAs
120 SBAs to be answered in 3 hours
For each question, please select the single best answer.
Anatomy
1. In the superior orbital fissure which nerves pass outside the common tendinous
ring?
A Lacrimal nerve, frontal nerve, abducens nerve
B Lacrimal nerve, frontal nerve, trochlear nerve
C Lacrimal nerve, nasociliary nerve, abducens nerve
D Lacrimal nerve, nasociliary nerve, frontal nerve
2. What is the horizontal diameter of the adult cornea (in mm)?
A 9.2
B 10.6
C 11.2
D 11.7
3. Regarding the osteology of the skull, which of the following statements is false?
A Layers of compact bone are separated by a layer of spongy bone known as diploë
B Sutural ligaments are connective tissue between bones
C Sutures are mobile articulations
D The bones of the orbit include bones of the cranium and facial bones
4. Where does the frontal sinus drain into the nose?
A Inferior meatus
B Middle meatus
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C Sphenoethmoidal recess
D Superior meatus
5. Which bones make up the medial wall of the orbit?
A Ethmoid, lacrimal, maxilla
B Ethmoid, nasal, lacrimal, maxilla
C Sphenoid, ethmoid, lacrimal, maxilla
D Sphenoid, nasal, palatine
6. Regarding the Meibomian glands, which of the following statements is correct?
A Anterior blepharitis is characterised by Meibomian gland dysfunction
B The Meibomian glands lie posterior to the grey line
C There are approximately 150 Meibomian glands in the upper lid and 75 in the
lower
D They produce a mucinous secretion which is part of the tear film
7. Which of the following correctly describes the anatomy of the lacrimal gland?
A Parasympathetic fibres reach the lacrimal gland via the pterygopalatine
ganglion and zygomaticotemporal nerve
B The lacrimal gland lies in the lacrimal fossa, formed by the lacrimal bone and
maxilla
C The lacrimal gland receives parasympathetic and sensory fibres, and has no
sympathetic innervation
D The parasympathetic innervation of the lacrimal gland is derived from the
lacrimatory nucleus of the trigeminal nerve
8. Which one of the following statements accurately describes a property of
extraocular muscle, when compared to skeletal muscle elsewhere in the body?
A Muscle fibres of larger diameter are more peripherally placed in the muscle
B The epimysium is generally thicker
C The muscle fibres are more loosely packed, separated by connective tissue
D The muscle spindles are shorter (<10 μm) and less numerous
9. Which one of the following structures does not pass through the foramen
spinosum?
A Meningeal branch of the facial nerve
B Meningeal branch of the mandibular nerve
C Middle meningeal artery
D Middle meningeal vein
10. Which of the following nerves is not a branch of the facial nerve?
A Buccal nerve
B Frontal nerve
400 SBAs and CRQs
TestBank
, Contents
Foreword v
Preface vii
Acknowledgements x
Bibliography xi
Chapter 1 Exam Paper 1: Structured Practice Paper
Questions: SBAs 1
Questions: CRQs 23
Answers: SBAs 33
Answers: CRQs 70
Chapter 2 Exam Paper 2: Structured Practice Paper
Questions: SBAs 87
Questions: CRQs 108
Answers: SBAs 119
Answers: CRQs 153
Chapter 3 Exam Paper 3: Unstructured Mock Exam
Questions: SBAs 171
Questions: CRQs 191
Answers: SBAs 200
Answers: CRQs 232
ix
, 1
Questions: SBAs
120 SBAs to be answered in 3 hours
For each question, please select the single best answer.
Anatomy
1. In the superior orbital fissure which nerves pass outside the common tendinous
ring?
A Lacrimal nerve, frontal nerve, abducens nerve
B Lacrimal nerve, frontal nerve, trochlear nerve
C Lacrimal nerve, nasociliary nerve, abducens nerve
D Lacrimal nerve, nasociliary nerve, frontal nerve
2. What is the horizontal diameter of the adult cornea (in mm)?
A 9.2
B 10.6
C 11.2
D 11.7
3. Regarding the osteology of the skull, which of the following statements is false?
A Layers of compact bone are separated by a layer of spongy bone known as diploë
B Sutural ligaments are connective tissue between bones
C Sutures are mobile articulations
D The bones of the orbit include bones of the cranium and facial bones
4. Where does the frontal sinus drain into the nose?
A Inferior meatus
B Middle meatus
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C Sphenoethmoidal recess
D Superior meatus
5. Which bones make up the medial wall of the orbit?
A Ethmoid, lacrimal, maxilla
B Ethmoid, nasal, lacrimal, maxilla
C Sphenoid, ethmoid, lacrimal, maxilla
D Sphenoid, nasal, palatine
6. Regarding the Meibomian glands, which of the following statements is correct?
A Anterior blepharitis is characterised by Meibomian gland dysfunction
B The Meibomian glands lie posterior to the grey line
C There are approximately 150 Meibomian glands in the upper lid and 75 in the
lower
D They produce a mucinous secretion which is part of the tear film
7. Which of the following correctly describes the anatomy of the lacrimal gland?
A Parasympathetic fibres reach the lacrimal gland via the pterygopalatine
ganglion and zygomaticotemporal nerve
B The lacrimal gland lies in the lacrimal fossa, formed by the lacrimal bone and
maxilla
C The lacrimal gland receives parasympathetic and sensory fibres, and has no
sympathetic innervation
D The parasympathetic innervation of the lacrimal gland is derived from the
lacrimatory nucleus of the trigeminal nerve
8. Which one of the following statements accurately describes a property of
extraocular muscle, when compared to skeletal muscle elsewhere in the body?
A Muscle fibres of larger diameter are more peripherally placed in the muscle
B The epimysium is generally thicker
C The muscle fibres are more loosely packed, separated by connective tissue
D The muscle spindles are shorter (<10 μm) and less numerous
9. Which one of the following structures does not pass through the foramen
spinosum?
A Meningeal branch of the facial nerve
B Meningeal branch of the mandibular nerve
C Middle meningeal artery
D Middle meningeal vein
10. Which of the following nerves is not a branch of the facial nerve?
A Buccal nerve
B Frontal nerve
