Confusion Anatomy
P1/149) Pronation is lost in lesions of
A) Median nerve
B) Ulnar nerve
C) Radial nerve
D) Posterior interosseous nerve
P2/46) Finger drop with no wrist drop is caused by lesion
of
1. Radial nerve in the radial groove
2. Posterior interosseous nerve
3. Anterior interosseous nerve
4. Ulnar nerve behind medial epicondyle
P1/135) A patient is brought to the emergency with
history of trauma to his right upper limb. Extension of
metacarpo-phalangeal is lost. There is no wrist drop
and extension of IP joint is normal. The most likely
nerve involved is
A) Ulnar nerve
B) Median nerve
C) Radial nerve
D) Posterior interosseous nerve
P2/61) Injury to radial nerve at wrist leads to
1. Wrist drop
2. Sensory loss on dorsal side of II finger
3. Paralysis of adductor pollicis
4. Loss of supination in extended position
P1/141) Injury to radial nerve at wrist leads to
A) Wrist drop
B) Sensory loss on dorsum of 1st web space
C) Paralysis of adductor pollicis
D) Loss of supination in extended position
P1/142) Injury of ulnar nerve at the wrist would
cause all except
A) Paralysis of 3rd and 4th lumbrical(s)
B) Paralysis of dorsal interossei
C) Adductor pollicis paralysis
D) Flexor pollicis brevis paralysis
P1/151) A patient arrives in the emergency room
after having attempted suicide by lacerating his wrist.
No major artery was damaged, but the nerve that is
immediately lateral to the flexor digitorum
superficialis tendon is cut. Which of the following
actions will no longer be possible
A) Abduction of the second digit
B) Adduction of the second digit
C) Flexion at the interphalangeal joint of the thumb
D) Opposition of the thumb
P2/64) Patient’s left foot is plantar flexed and inverted.
Which of the following nerves has most likely been
injured
1. Common fibular
2. Deep fibular
3. Superficial fibular
4. Tibial
P2/65) An 83-year-old man has trouble walking. At his
physician’s office, he is asked to stand on his right foot
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and his left hip drops. Which of the following nerves is
most likely damaged, causing his problem
1. Left inferior gluteal
2. Left superior gluteal
3. Right inferior gluteal
4. Right superior gluteal
P2/43) A nerve is injured in the neck region and there is
weakness in raising right arm above head. The injury has
damaged
1. Spinal accessory nerve
2. Long thoracic nerve of Bell
3. Suprascapular nerve
4. Dorsal scapular nerve
P2/46) Finger drop with no wrist drop is caused by lesion
of
5. Radial nerve in the radial groove
6. Posterior interosseous nerve
7. Anterior interosseous nerve
8. Ulnar nerve behind medial epicondyle
P2/53) All of the following statements are true regarding
the entrapment neuropathy of posterior interosseous nerve
except
1. There occurs motor paralysis of extensors of all
joints of thumb and knuckles
2. Extension is possible at the interphalangeal joints
of the medial four digits
3. Attempted wrist extension causes marked radial
deviation
4. The extent of anaesthesia is confined to a small
area on the lateral part of dorsum of hand
P2/47) Nerve supply to hypothenar muscles
1. Ulnar
2. Median
3. Radial
4. Musculocutaneous
P2/ 60) Pen test in the hand is performed to assess the
neuromuscular status of
1. Opponens pollicis
2. Flexor pollicis brevis
3. Abductor pollicis brevis
4. 1st palmar interossei
P2/61) Injury to radial nerve at wrist leads to
5. Wrist drop
6. Sensory loss on dorsal side of II finger
7. Paralysis of adductor pollicis
8. Loss of supination in extended position
P2/76) A 52-year-old man comes to the emergency
department complaining of severe abdominal pain. He is
diagnosed with cancer involving the abdominal
oesophagus and fundus of the stomach. Which of the
following neural structures is most likely associated with
the “pain” fibers involved with this symptom
1. Greater splanchnic nerves
2. Lumbar splanchnic nerves
3. Postganglionic fibers from the celiac ganglion
4. Nerves from spinal cord levels T1 to T4
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P2/92) Which of the following muscles is damaged if a 2. Patent truncus arteriosus
patient cannot flex and medially rotate the thigh 3. Transposition of great arteries
during running and climbing 4. Coarctation of aorta
1. Semimembranosus P1/121) Absence of conotruncal septum gives rise to
2. Rectus femoris A) Tetralogy of Fallot
3. Tensor fasciae latae B) Patent truncus arteriosus
4. Sartorius C) Transposition of great vessels
P1/23) All are the actions of Tensor fascia lata except D) Coarctation of aorta
A) Hip flexion B) Hip adduction P2/57) Anterosuperior migration of AP septum leads
C) Knee flexion D) Knee extension to
P1/90) Transverse arch of foot is maintained by 1. Tetralogy of Fallot
A. Flexor digitorum brevis B. Adductor hallucis 2. Patent truncus arteriosus
C. Abductor hallucis brevis D. Peroneus brevis 3. Transposition of great vessels
P2/94) Clergyman’s knee is due to inflammation of 4. Coarctation of aorta
1. Suprapatellar bursa P1/54) Which of the following fibers don’t pass
2. Infrapatellar bursa through the posterior limb of internal capsule
3. Prepatellar bursa A) Sublentiform B) Retrolentiform
4. Popliteal bursa C) Corticonuclear D) Dorsal column
Q. Housemaid's knee is due to inflammation of P2/ 19) Safety muscle of tongue
Ans: Prepatellar bursa 1. Styloglossus
P2/98) The ligament which transfers weight of arm to 2. Genioglossus
the trunk 3. Palatoglossus
1. Costo-clavicular 4. Hyoglossus
2. Coraco-clavicular P1/107) Safety muscle of larynx
3. Acromio-clavicular A) Lateral cricoarytenoid
4. Coraco-humeral B) Posterior cricoarytenoid
P1/132) The weight of the upper limb is transmitted C) Thyroarytenoid
to the axial skeleton by D) Cricothyroid
A) Coracoclavicular ligament P1/109) If a patient is unable to tense the vocal cords
B) Coracoacromial ligament during high pitch singing, which of the following
C) Costoclavicular ligament muscles is paralyzed
D) Coracohumeral ligament A) Lateral cricoarytenoid muscle
B) Cricothyroid muscle
P2/99) All are composite muscles except C) Posterior cricoarytenoid muscle
1. Deltoid D) Thyroarytenoid muscle
2. Brachialis P2/17) A surgery performed in the thyroid region has
3. Flexor digitorum profundus damaged external laryngeal nerve. The patient will be
4. Flexor pollicis brevis able to perform all of the following laryngeal
P1/8) Composite muscles include the following movements except
except 1. Abduct the vocal cards
A) Pectineus 2. Tense the vocal cords
B) Adductor magnus 3. Widen the rima glottidis
C) Flexor carpi ulnaris 4. Adduct the vocal cords
D) Flexor pollicis brevis
P1/127) All are hybrid muscles except P1/111) A patient is unable to invert the foot,
A) Brachioradialis indicating lesions of which of the following nerves
B) Pectoralis major 1. Superficial and deep peroneal
C) Brachialis 2. Deep peroneal and tibial
D) Flexor digitorum profundus 3. Superficial peroneal and tibial
P2/60) Pen test in the hand is performed to assess the 4.Medial and lateral plantar
neuromuscular status of P1/112) Which of the following cranial nerves
5. Opponens pollicis exit/enter through the foramina in posterior cranial
6. Flexor pollicis brevis fossa
7. Abductor pollicis brevis A) 3rd to 12th B) 4th to 12th
8. 1st palmar interossei C) 5th to 12th D) 7th to 12th
P2/56) Non-spiral course of conotruncal septum gives P1/131) During knife fight a person gets injured in
rise to the neck region and presents to emergency
1. Tetralogy of Fallot department with weakness in raising right arm above
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head. On further examination winging of right scapula
is noted. The injury has damaged
A) Spinal accessory nerve
B) Long thoracic nerve of Bell
C) Suprascapular nerve
D) Dorsal scapular nerve
P1/188) Trendelenburg test is positive due to injury
to the nerve
A) Superior gluteal B) Inferior gluteal
C) Obturator D) Tibial
P1/166) Following are the boundaries of epiploic
foramen except
A) Free margin of lesser omentum
B) Inferior vena cava
C) Quadrate lobe of liver
D) Right adrenal
P2/82) Following are the boundaries of epiploic
foramen except
1. Free margin of greater omentum
2. Inferior vena cava
3. 1st part of duodenum
4. Caudate lobe of liver
P1/197) Teratomas may arise from the aberrant
migration of
A) Epiblast B) Hypoblast
C) Cytotrophoblast D) Syncytiotrophoblast
P2/4) Teratomas may arise from the aberrant
migration of
1. Primordial germ cells
2. Hypoblast
3. Cytotrophoblast
4. Syncytiotrophoblast

P1/198) The following statements are true about

Cauda equina syndrome except
A) Spinal segments affected are L-3 to Co
B) Saddle shaped Anaesthesia is observed
C) Knee and ankle reflexes are lost
D) Bladder/bowel & sexual functions are damaged
severely
P2/31) Wrong statement regarding Cauda Equina
syndrome is
1. May result from intervertebral disc herniation
2. Lower motor neuron lesion
3. Symmetric saddle anesthesia
4. Areflexia in the legs