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38. Which of the following is correct with respect to the posterior brachial cutaneous nerve? a. It is a direct branch of the posterior cord of the brachial plexus b. It is a branch of the axillary nerve c. It is a branch of the radial nerve d. It is a direct branch of the medial cord of the brachial plexus e. It is a direct branch of the lateral cord of the brachial plexus

42. Which of the following is a branch of the axillary artery? a. Deep artery of the arm (deep brachial artery) b. Radial collateral artery c. Suprascapular artery d. Lateral thoracic artery e. Thyrocervical trunk

43. Rotator cuff muscles are associated with

supporting the shoulder joint and consist of all of the following except, a. Supraspinatus muscle b. Infrapinatus muscle c. Teres minor muscle d. Deltoid muscle e. Subscapularis muscle

39. A patient has a fracture of the medial

epicondyle of the humerus resulting with the damage of the nerve posterior to it. Which of the following is most likely to be observed in this patient? Indicate the most correct choice. a. Weakness of extension of the hand b. Weakness of adduction of the hand and loss of thumb adduction c. Weakness of flexion of the hand and loss of flexion of the 2nd and 3rd fingers d. Loss of extension of the fingers and hand e. Loss of flexion of the hand 40. Which of the following is likely to be observed in an injury to the musculocutaneous nerve? a. Loss of sensation on the medial aspect of the arm b. Loss of sensation on the lateral aspect of the forearm c. Loss of pronation of the forearm d. Loss of supination of the forearm e. Loss of flexion of the hand 41. Damage to which of the following structures will result in a loss of pronation of the forearm? a. Posterior cord of the brachial plexus b. Ulnar nerve at the elbow c. Radial nerve at the radial groove d. Musculocutenous nerve at its origin e. Median nerve at the elbow

44. During the physical examination of a

patient, atrophy of the thenar muscles was observed due to a damage innervating those muscles. Which of the following additional sign is most likely to be present in this patient? a. Atrophy of the hypothenar muscles b. Paralysis of medial two lumbrical c. Paralysis of lateral two lumbricals d. Paralysis of dorsal interossei muscles e. Paralysis of palmar interossei muscles

45. A patient has difficulty in raising his arm

above 90 degrees. When he is asked to push against the wall with both hands, it is observed that the lower part of the scapula protrudes outwards. Which of the following nerves is damaged? a. Musculocutaneous nerve b. Axillary nerve c. Suprascapular nerve d. Long thoracic nerve e. Radial nerve

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46. Indicate the correct choice regarding the function and innervation of the biceps brachii muscle. a. Flexes and supinates the forearm radial nerve b. Flexes and pronates the forearm musculocutaneous nerve c. Flexes and supinates the forearm musculocutaneous nerve d. Flexes and supinates the forearm axillary nerve e. Flexes and pronates the forearm axilary nerve 47. Which of the following is a branch of the lateral cord of the brachial plexus? a. Axillary nerve b. Radial nerve c. Long thoracic nerve d. Musculocutaneous nerve e. Ulnar nerve 48. Ape hand is a sign of damage to which of the following nerves? a. Radial nerve b. Median nerve c. Ulnar nerve d. Axillary nerve e. Musculocutaneous nerve 49. Damage to which of the following nerves essentially impairs the adduction of the thigh? a. Femoral nerve b. Sciatic nerve c. Obturator nerve d. Tibial nerve e. Common peroneal nevre

52. Which of the following nerves is most

vulnerable to injury in a fracture of the neck of the fibula? a. Femoral nerve b. Saphenous nerve c. Sciatic nerve d. Common peroneal nerve e. Tibial nerve 53. Which of the following structures pierces the cribriform fascia at the anteriorsuperior part of the thigh? a. Femoral vein b. Femoral artery c. Saphenous nerve d. Great saphenous vein e. Small saphenous vein

54. A 35 year old female patient is admitted to

hospital with the complaint of difficulty in walking. When the patient is asked to raise her left foot, sagging of the left side of the pelvis is observed. Which of the following nerves is damaged? a. Right inferior gluteal nerve b. Left inferior gluteal nerve c. Right superior gluteal nerve d. Left superior gluteal nerve e. Nerve to priformis muscle

55. All of the following structures course

behind the medial malleolus in passing from the leg to the foot EXCEPT a. Dorsalis pedis artery b. Tendon of flexor hallicus longus c. Posterior tibial artery d. Tibial nerve e. Tendon of tibialis posterior

50. Which of the following structures does not

pass through the adductor canal? a. Femoral artery b. Femoral vein c. Deep femoral artery d. Saphenous nerve e. Nerve to vastus medialis muscle

56. Which of the following muscles laterally

rotates the femur on the tibia and unlock a fully extended knee? a. Quadriceps femoris muscle b. Biceps femoris muscle c. Plantaris muscle d. Tibialis posterior muscle e. Popliteus muscle

51. Which of the following does not contribute

to the walls of the femoral ring? a. Pectineus muscle b. Inguinal ligament c. Lacunar ligament d. Femoral vein e. Iliacus muscle

57. A 48 year old male patient complains of

sensory loss on the sole of his foot and unable to rise on his toes. Damage to which of the following would be suspected? a. Sural nerve b. Saphenous nerve c. Tibial nerve

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Superficial peroneal (fibular) nerve Deep peroneal (fibular) nerve

58. Damage to which of the following nerves will produce inability to dorsiflex the foot, resulting in "footdrop"? a. Medial plantar nerve b. Lateral plantar nerve c. Tibial nerve d. Superficial peroneal e. Deep peroneal 59. Which of the following muscles is the most powerful extensor of the thigh? a. Priformis muscle b. Quadratus femoris c. Biceps femoris muscle d. Gluteus maximus muscle e. Gluteus medius muscle 60. Which of the following muscles passes through the greater sciatic foramen? a. Gluteus maximus muscle b. Gluteus medius muscle c. Quadratus femoris d. Biceps femoris muscle e. Priformis muscle

64. Which of the following nerves passes through the carpal tunnel? a. Musculocutaneus nerve b. Median nerve c. Axillary nerve d. Radial nerve e. Ulnar nerve 65. Which of the following is the most powerful extensor of the arm? a. Pectoralis major muscle b. Coracobrachialis muscle c. Triceps brachii muscle d. Latissimus dorsi muscle e. Brachialis muscle

61. Which of the following structures passes

through the muscular compartment? a. Femoral nerve b. Saphenous nerve c. Femoral artery d. Deep femoral artery e. Femoral vein 62. The entrapment of one of the following nerves between the two heads of the pronator teres causes the pronator syndrome. Indicate the above mentioned nerve. a. Median nerve b. Ulnar nerve c. Musculocutaneus nerve d. Axillary nerve e. Long thoracic nerve 63. Which of the following nerves is most vulnerable to injury in a fracture of the surgical neck of the humerus? a. Axillary nerve b. Musculocutaneus nerve c. Median nerve d. Long thoracic nerve e. Ulnar nerve

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38.C 39.B 40.B 41.E 42.D 43.D 44.C 45.D 46.C 47.D 48.B 49.C 50.C 51.A 52.D 53.D 54.C 55.A 56.E 57.C 58.E 59.D 60.E 61.A 62.A 63.A 64.B 65.D

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