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Example Question #86 : Identifying Nerves And Blood Vessels
Which of the following cranial nerves is responsible for the movement of eye muscles?
Optic nerve
Oculomotor nerve
Facial nerve
Olfactory nerve
Oculomotor nerve
The correct answer is the oculomotor nerve. In this case we are looking for a motor nerve that has something to do with the eye, letting us rule out both the olfactory (sensory) and facial (sensory and motor, but not of the eye) nerves. That leaves the oculomotor and optic nerves, however the optic nerve is solely sensory while the oculomotor nerve is a motor nerve.
Example Question #87 : Identifying Nerves And Blood Vessels
The posterior cord branches into which two nerves?
Median and axillary
Radial and axillary
Radial and musculocutaneous
Ulnar and radial
Radial and axillary
The posterior cord of the brachial plexus gives rise to the nerves in the deep compartment of the upper arm. Those are the radial and axillary nerves. The musculocutaneous nerve comes from the lateral cord. The median nerve comes from the lateral and medial cords. The ulnar nerve comes from the medial cord.
Example Question #663 : Gross Anatomy
Which root(s) feed the inferior trunk of the brachial plexus?
C7 only
C8 and T1
T1 only
C5 and C6
C8 and T1
C8 and T1 merge to give rise to the inferior trunk of the brachial plexus. They are the most inferior roots of the brachial plexus, so it would make sense that they feed into the inferior trunk.
Example Question #91 : Identifying Nerves And Blood Vessels
The medial cord of the brachial plexus branches and ultimately becomes which two nerves?
Radial and axillary
Axillary and ulnar
Median and musculocutaneous
Median and ulnar
Median and ulnar
The medial cord of the brachial plexus gives rise to two nerves in the superficial compartment of the upper arm. There are three possible nerves: musculocutaneous, median, and ulnar. The musculocutaneous nerve comes from the lateral cord, making the correct answer the median and ulnar nerves. The radial and axillary nerves come from the posterior cord.
Example Question #665 : Gross Anatomy
The musculocutaneous nerve arises from which cord of the brachial plexus?
Lateral cord
Middle cord
Posterior cord
Medial cord
Lateral cord
The correct answer is the lateral cord. The medial cord gives rise to the ulnar and median nerves, the posterior cord feeds nerves in the deep compartment of the upper arm, and the middle cord is not a cord, it is a trunk.
Example Question #666 : Gross Anatomy
Which of the following arteries come as a pair?
Subclavian arteries
Splenic arteries
Intercostal arteries
Adrenal arteries
Adrenal arteries
In the body, certain arteries come in pairs, meaning they have either a left and right, or an internal and external. Of the ones listed here, only the adrenal arteries have both a left and right, making it the correct answer. There is only one artery for each of the other answer choices.
Example Question #92 : Identifying Nerves And Blood Vessels
Which of the following arteries does not branch off of the celiac trunk?
Common hepatic artery
Right gastric artery
Left gastric artery
Splenic artery
Right gastric artery
The celiac trunk is a branch off of the abdominal aorta which is partially responsible for the circulation of blood to the abdominal organs. There are three branches of the celiac trunk which are as follows: left gastric, common hepatic, and splenic arteries. That means the correct answer would be the right gastric artery which does not come from the celiac trunk, but instead anastomoses with the left gastric artery to supply the lesser curvature of the stomach.
Example Question #93 : Identifying Nerves And Blood Vessels
The deep femoral artery gives rise to the medial and lateral branches of which of the following arteries?
Femoral circumflex
Femoral
Tibial
Iliac
Femoral circumflex
For this question we are looking for arteries which are inferior to the pubic bone, yet superior to the tibia and fibula, which leave us with either the femoral artery or femoral circumflex artery. The correct answer is the pair of femoral circumflex arteries which supply muscles in the deep compartment of the thigh. The femoral artery does not have a medial or lateral branch.
Example Question #94 : Identifying Nerves And Blood Vessels
The left common carotid artery branches into which two arteries?
Internal and external carotid arteries
Maxillary and facial arteries
External carotid and superior laryngeal arteries
Superior and inferior thyroid arteries
Internal and external carotid arteries
The left common carotid artery gives rise to the internal and external carotids. While each of the other answer choice supply an area of the face or neck, they do not arise from the common carotid artery. In fact, each of these arteries arise from either the internal or external carotid arteries.
Example Question #670 : Gross Anatomy
The tubular artery supplies which compartment of the leg?
Lateral
Medial
Superficial
Deep
Lateral
The fibular artery is one of three arteries that arise from the popliteal artery. The other two are the anterior and posterior tibial arteries which supply the anterior and posterior compartments respectively. Therefore the correct answer is the lateral compartment because there is no medial compartment.