Brs gross anatomy - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Axial skeleton - ANSWER-includes the skull, vertebral column, ribs, and sternum. Bones - ANSWER-serve as a reservoir for calcium and phosphorus and act as biomechanical levers on which muscles act to produce the movements. Long bones - ANSWER-have a shaft (diaphysis) and two ends (epiphyses). The metaphysis is a part of the diaphysis, the growth zone between the diaphysis and epiphysis during bone development. Sesamoid bones - ANSWER-develop in certain tendons and reduce friction on the...

A 63-year-old man comes to the emergency department with back pain, weakness, and shortness of breath. On examination, he has an aneurysm of the abdominal aorta at the aortic hiatus of the diaphragm. Which of the following pairs of structures would most likely be compressed? (A) Vagus nerve and azygos vein (B) Esophagus and vagus nerve (C) Azygos vein and thoracic duct (D) Thoracic duct and vagus nerve (E) Inferior vena cava (IVC) and phrenic nerve - ANSWER-(C) Azygos vein and thoracic du...

A 63-year-old man comes to the emergency department with back pain, weakness, and shortness of breath. On examination, he has an aneurysm of the abdominal aorta at the aortic hiatus of the diaphragm. Which of the following pairs of structures would most likely be compressed? (A) Vagus nerve and azygos vein (B) Esophagus and vagus nerve (C) Azygos vein and thoracic duct (D) Thoracic duct and vagus nerve (E) Inferior vena cava (IVC) and phrenic nerve - ANSWER-(C) Azygos vein and thoracic du...

If a stab wound lacerated the posterior humeral circumflex artery passing through the quadrangular space on the shoulder region, which of the following nerves would be injured? A) Radial nerve B) Axillary nerve C) Thoracodorsal nerve D) Suprascapular nerve E) Accessory nerve - B) The axillary nerve runs posteriorly to the humerous, accompanying the posterior humeral circumflex artery through the quadrangular space and innervating the teres minor and deltoid muscles - none of the other n...

If a stab wound lacerated the posterior humeral circumflex artery passing through the quadrangular space on the shoulder region, which of the following nerves would be injured? A) Radial nerve B) Axillary nerve C) Thoracodorsal nerve D) Suprascapular nerve E) Accessory nerve - B) The axillary nerve runs posteriorly to the humerous, accompanying the posterior humeral circumflex artery through the quadrangular space and innervating the teres minor and deltoid muscles - none of the other n...

A 22-year-old man presented to his family physician with a laceration of the fibrous sheets or bands that cover his body under the skin and invest the muscles. Which of the following structures would most likely be injured? (A) Tendon (B) Fascia (C) Synovial tendon sheath (D) Aponeurosis (E) Ligament - The answer is B. The fascia is a fibrous sheet or band that covers the body under the skin and invests the muscles. Although fasciae are fibrous, tendons connect muscles to bones or cartilage...

1. A 22-year-old man presented to his family physician with a laceration of the fibrous sheets or bands that cover his body under the skin and invest the muscles. Which of the following structures would most likely be injured? (A) Tendon (B) Fascia (C) Synovial tendon sheath (D) Aponeurosis (E) Ligament - ANSWER-1. The answer is B. The fascia is a fibrous sheet or band that covers the body under the skin and invests the muscles. Although they are fibrous, tendons connect muscles to bones...

If a stab wound lacerated the posterior humeral circumflex artery passing through the quadrangular space on the shoulder region, which of the following nerves would be injured? A) Radial nerve B) Axillary nerve C) Thoracodorsal nerve D) Suprascapular nerve E) Accessory nerve - B) The axillary nerve runs posteriorly to the humerous, accompanying the posterior humeral circumflex artery through the quadrangular space and innervating the teres minor and deltoid muscles - none of the other n...

BRS GROSS ANATOMY CHAPTER 1 REVIEW TEST REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+. VERIFIED. A 16-year-old girl with urinary diseases comes to a local hospital. Her urologist's examination and laboratory test results reveal that she has difficulty in removing wastes from the blood and in producing urine. Which of the following organs may have abnormal functions? (A) Ureter (B) Spleen (C) Urethra (D) Bladder (E) Kidney - -The answer is E. The urinary system includes the kidneys, which r...

Thoracic outlet syndrome - 1. TO lies between clavicle, first rib 2. Compressed subclavian a., lower trunk (C8-T1 BP), limb (and hand) neuropathy 3. CC are cervical rib, abnormal scalene insertion Rib fracture - 1. First rib damages brachial plex., subclavian a., v. 2. Middle ribs can cause pneumothorax 3. Lower ribs can cause diaphragmatic hernia Thoracentesis - 1. Ins. posterior to midaxillary line 2. Do not go below 9th ICS (7-9th are okay) 3. Needle goes on top of the rib (NV bundle ...