Gross Anatomy
Practice questions
1.
What structure holds the sternoclavicular joint
Choose BEST
together?
answer
7.
A – subclavian artery
B – costoclavicular ligament
C – median nerve
D – pectoralis minor
2.
What is the origin / proximal attachment of
extensor indicis?
A - thoracodorsal nerve
B - medial pectoral artery
C - serratus posterior superior
D - long thoracic nerve
8.
A – posterior ulna / interosseous membrane
B – lateral radius / bicipital aponeurosis
C – 5th metacarpal
D – 3rd metacarpal
3.
Which nerve innervates the single flexor muscle
of the posterior compartment of the forearm?
A – median nerve
B – radial nerve
C – musculocutaneous nerve
D – deep interosseous nerve
4.
What is the insertion / distal attachment of flexor
digitorum superficialis?
A – lateral epicondyle of humerus
B – medial supracondylar ridge of humerus
C – middle phalanx of medial digits
D – proximal phalanx of lateral digit
5.
Which nerve passes through the carpal tunnel?
A – median nerve
B – radial nerve
C – musculocutaneous nerve
D – deep interosseous nerve
6.
What are the major contributing vein(s), moving
toward the heart, of the axillary vein?
A - brachial vein
C - cephalic vein
E - answers A, B & C
B - basilic vein
D- subclavian vein
F - none of above
An individual with a "winged" scapula has likely
injured which structure?
With what structure does the lateral end of the
clavicle articulate?
A - head of humerus
B - coracoid process of scapula
C - manubrium of sternum
D - acromion process of scapula
9.
Which of the carpal bones provides an
attachment for flexor carpi ulnaris?
A - capitate
B - scaphoid
C - trapezium
D - hamate
10. What structure lies just medial to the
intertubercular groove of the humerus?
A - tendon of latissimus dorsi
B - ulnar nerve
C - tendon of long head of biceps brachii
D - subclavian artery
11. Which of the following nerves has no
innervation targets in the arm?
A - ulnar nerve
B - axillary nerve
C - musculocutaneous nerve
D - radial nerve
12. Which part of the ulna articulates with the
trochlea of the humerus?
A - ulnar tuberosity
B - supinator crest
C - olecranon process of ulna
D - head of ulna