NBCE FINAL GENERAL ANATOMY
EXAM FOR YEAR 2023/2024 VERIFIED
TEST QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS
Which nerve is not located in the carotid triangle?
A. vagus nerve
B. accessory nerve
C. hypoglossal nerve
D. cervical sympathetic chain - correct answer-B. accessory nerve
The sternal angle lies at the level of what IVD?
A. T2/T3
B. T3/T4
C. T4/T5
D. T5/T6 - correct answer-C. T4/T5
The skin dimples over the posterior superior iliac spines are at which spinal level?
A. L4
B. L5
C. S1
D. S2 - correct answer-D. S2
-sup. part of iliac crests is at L4/L5
Which of the following anatomical planes divide the body into anterior and posterior
portions?
A. median plane
B. sagittal plane
C. coronal plane
D. horizontal plane - correct answer-C. coronal plane
Which of the following layers of the epidermis is responsible for the constant renewal of
epidermal cells?
A. stratum germinativum
B. stratum granulosum
C. stratum lucidum
D. stratum corneum - correct answer-A. stratum germinativum
,The transverse thoracic plane separates which 2 regions of the mediastinum?
A. anterior from the middle
B. middle from the posterior
C. anterior from the posterior
D. superior from the inferior - correct answer-D. superior from the inferior
Which plane would indicate the origin of the inferior vena cava?
A. transumbilical plane
B. subcostal plane
C. transtubercular plane
D. transpyloric plane - correct answer-C. transtubercular plane
Which plane would indicate the termination of the abdominal aorta?
A. supracristal or intercristal plane
B. transtubercular plane
C. transumbilical plane
D. subcostal plane - correct answer-A. supracristal or intercristal plane
Your patient had a laceration anterior to the medial malleolus, which required stitches.
He is now in your office complaining of pain along the medial border of the foot. Which
nerve is most likely involved?
A. sural nerve
B. deep fibular
C. tibial nerve
D. saphenous nerve - correct answer-D. saphenous nerve
When the upper limb is in anatomical position, the medial end of the scapular spine is at
which vertebral level?
A. spinous process of second thoracic vertebra
B. spinous process of third thoracic vertebra
C. body of the third thoracic vertebra
D. spinous process of fourth thoracic vertebra - correct answer-B. spinous process of
third thoracic vertebra
While examining a patient, you notice that the right scapula is farther from the midline
than the left. You would suspect paralysis of which muscles?
A. rhomboid major and minor
B. latissimus dorsi
C. supraspinatus
D. deltoid - correct answer-A. rhomboid major and minor
Which of the following movements occur within the frontal plane?
A. flexion of the leg
B. abduction of the thigh
C. pronation of the forearm
D. medial rotation of the arm - correct answer-B. abduction of the thigh
, Which anatomical plane divides the body into superior and inferior parts?
A. sagittal plane
B. frontal plane
C. transverse plane
D. coronal plane - correct answer-C. transverse plane
The coracoid process is a feature of which bone?
A. scapula
B. ulna
C. clavicle
D. humerus - correct answer-A. scapula
The tlinea taspera tis tfound ton tthe tposterior tsurface tof twhich tbone?
A. thumerus
B. ttibia
C. tilium
D. tfemur t- tcorrect tanswer-D. tfemur
The tepiphyseal tdisc tof ta tdeveloping tlong tbone tis tformed tfrom twhat tkind tof ttissue?
A. tfibrocartilage
B. thyaline tcartilage
C. telastic tcartilage
D. tspongy tbone t- tcorrect tanswer-B. thyaline tcartilage
The tmedial tmalleolus tis ta tcomponent tof twhat tbone?
A. tfibula
B. tfemur
C. ttibia
D. tcalcaneus t- tcorrect tanswer-C. ttibia
Which tis tFALSE tconcerning tthe tanatomical tposition tof tthe thip tbone?
A. tthe ttip tof tthe tcoccyx tis ttypically ton ta tlevel twith tthe tsuperior thalf tof tthe tbody tof tthe
tpelvis
B. tthe tpelvis tmajor tis tsituated tbetween tthe t2 tiliac tfossae
C. tthe tanterior tsuperior tiliac tspine tand tthe tanterosuperior taspect tof tthe tpubis tlie tin
tthe thorizontal tplane
D. tischial tspine tand tsuperior tend tof tthe tpubic tsymphysis tare tapproximately tin tthe
tsame thorizontal tplane t- tcorrect tanswer-C. tthe tanterior tsuperior tiliac tspine tand tthe
tanterosuperior taspect tof tthe tpubis tlie tin tthe thorizontal tplane
- tthey tlie tin tthe tsame tvertical tplane
Which tgroup tattaches tto tthe tfirst tcuneiform tbone tin tthe tfoot?
A. tfibularis t(peroneus) tlongus tand tadductor thallucis tmuscles
B. ttibialis tanterior tand tposterior tand tfibularis t(peroneus) tlongus tmuscles
C. ttibialis tanterior tand tquadratus tplantae tmuscles
EXAM FOR YEAR 2023/2024 VERIFIED
TEST QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS
Which nerve is not located in the carotid triangle?
A. vagus nerve
B. accessory nerve
C. hypoglossal nerve
D. cervical sympathetic chain - correct answer-B. accessory nerve
The sternal angle lies at the level of what IVD?
A. T2/T3
B. T3/T4
C. T4/T5
D. T5/T6 - correct answer-C. T4/T5
The skin dimples over the posterior superior iliac spines are at which spinal level?
A. L4
B. L5
C. S1
D. S2 - correct answer-D. S2
-sup. part of iliac crests is at L4/L5
Which of the following anatomical planes divide the body into anterior and posterior
portions?
A. median plane
B. sagittal plane
C. coronal plane
D. horizontal plane - correct answer-C. coronal plane
Which of the following layers of the epidermis is responsible for the constant renewal of
epidermal cells?
A. stratum germinativum
B. stratum granulosum
C. stratum lucidum
D. stratum corneum - correct answer-A. stratum germinativum
,The transverse thoracic plane separates which 2 regions of the mediastinum?
A. anterior from the middle
B. middle from the posterior
C. anterior from the posterior
D. superior from the inferior - correct answer-D. superior from the inferior
Which plane would indicate the origin of the inferior vena cava?
A. transumbilical plane
B. subcostal plane
C. transtubercular plane
D. transpyloric plane - correct answer-C. transtubercular plane
Which plane would indicate the termination of the abdominal aorta?
A. supracristal or intercristal plane
B. transtubercular plane
C. transumbilical plane
D. subcostal plane - correct answer-A. supracristal or intercristal plane
Your patient had a laceration anterior to the medial malleolus, which required stitches.
He is now in your office complaining of pain along the medial border of the foot. Which
nerve is most likely involved?
A. sural nerve
B. deep fibular
C. tibial nerve
D. saphenous nerve - correct answer-D. saphenous nerve
When the upper limb is in anatomical position, the medial end of the scapular spine is at
which vertebral level?
A. spinous process of second thoracic vertebra
B. spinous process of third thoracic vertebra
C. body of the third thoracic vertebra
D. spinous process of fourth thoracic vertebra - correct answer-B. spinous process of
third thoracic vertebra
While examining a patient, you notice that the right scapula is farther from the midline
than the left. You would suspect paralysis of which muscles?
A. rhomboid major and minor
B. latissimus dorsi
C. supraspinatus
D. deltoid - correct answer-A. rhomboid major and minor
Which of the following movements occur within the frontal plane?
A. flexion of the leg
B. abduction of the thigh
C. pronation of the forearm
D. medial rotation of the arm - correct answer-B. abduction of the thigh
, Which anatomical plane divides the body into superior and inferior parts?
A. sagittal plane
B. frontal plane
C. transverse plane
D. coronal plane - correct answer-C. transverse plane
The coracoid process is a feature of which bone?
A. scapula
B. ulna
C. clavicle
D. humerus - correct answer-A. scapula
The tlinea taspera tis tfound ton tthe tposterior tsurface tof twhich tbone?
A. thumerus
B. ttibia
C. tilium
D. tfemur t- tcorrect tanswer-D. tfemur
The tepiphyseal tdisc tof ta tdeveloping tlong tbone tis tformed tfrom twhat tkind tof ttissue?
A. tfibrocartilage
B. thyaline tcartilage
C. telastic tcartilage
D. tspongy tbone t- tcorrect tanswer-B. thyaline tcartilage
The tmedial tmalleolus tis ta tcomponent tof twhat tbone?
A. tfibula
B. tfemur
C. ttibia
D. tcalcaneus t- tcorrect tanswer-C. ttibia
Which tis tFALSE tconcerning tthe tanatomical tposition tof tthe thip tbone?
A. tthe ttip tof tthe tcoccyx tis ttypically ton ta tlevel twith tthe tsuperior thalf tof tthe tbody tof tthe
tpelvis
B. tthe tpelvis tmajor tis tsituated tbetween tthe t2 tiliac tfossae
C. tthe tanterior tsuperior tiliac tspine tand tthe tanterosuperior taspect tof tthe tpubis tlie tin
tthe thorizontal tplane
D. tischial tspine tand tsuperior tend tof tthe tpubic tsymphysis tare tapproximately tin tthe
tsame thorizontal tplane t- tcorrect tanswer-C. tthe tanterior tsuperior tiliac tspine tand tthe
tanterosuperior taspect tof tthe tpubis tlie tin tthe thorizontal tplane
- tthey tlie tin tthe tsame tvertical tplane
Which tgroup tattaches tto tthe tfirst tcuneiform tbone tin tthe tfoot?
A. tfibularis t(peroneus) tlongus tand tadductor thallucis tmuscles
B. ttibialis tanterior tand tposterior tand tfibularis t(peroneus) tlongus tmuscles
C. ttibialis tanterior tand tquadratus tplantae tmuscles
