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Example Question #31 : Identifying Nerves And Blood Vessels
Which vein most directly drains blood from the intercostal muscles?
Azygos vein
Superior vena cava
Inferior vena cava
Phrenic vein
Azygos vein
The azygos vein runs along the esophagus and spine in the thoracic cavity. It get oxygen-poor blood from the intercostal muscles and drains into the superior vena cava.
Example Question #31 : Identifying Nerves And Blood Vessels
What are the five nerves that make up the brachial plexus?
radial, ulnar, femoral, axillary, median
Tibial, fibular, femoral, phrenic, median
Musculocutaneous, phrenic, axillary, hypoglossal, vagus
Musculocutaneous, radial, median, axillary, ulnar
Musculocutaneous, radial, median, axillary, ulnar
The brachial plexus is located in the axillary region near the clavicle. It is responsible for innervating the arm and forearm as well as certain muscles in the shoulder region. From this information we can infer that the five main nerves from the plexus are the: musculocutaneous, radial, median, axillary, and ulnar.
Example Question #32 : Identifying Nerves And Blood Vessels
Which blood vessel serves the gastrocnemius muscle?
Anterior tibial artery
Fibular artery
Posterior tibial artery
Deep femoral artery
Posterior tibial artery
The gastrocnemius muscles is located in the superficial, posterior compartment of the leg. We can eliminate the deep femoral artery because it supplies the thigh and the anterior tibial artery because it supplies the anterior leg. Of our two remaining choices, the fibular artery supplies the lateral compartment of the leg. Thus, the answer is posterior tibial artery.
Example Question #34 : Identifying Nerves And Blood Vessels
Which of the colic arteries supplies the transverse colon?
Left colic artery
Middle colic artery
Ileocolic artery
Right colic artery
Middle colic artery
The ileocolic artery supplies the ileocecal junction. The right colic artery supplies the ascending colon. The left colic artery supplies the descending colon. The makes the correct answer the middle colic artery.
Example Question #33 : Identifying Nerves And Blood Vessels
Which artery supplies the midgut?
Superior mesenteric artery
Cystic artery
Gastroduodenal artery
Inferior mesenteric artery
Celiac trunk
Superior mesenteric artery
The superior mesenteric artery is responsible for supplying the midgut. The midgut starts from the second half of duodenum and continues until the two-thirds point of the transverse colon. The inferior mesenteric artery supplies the hindgut, while the celiac trunk supplies the foregut.
Example Question #34 : Identifying Nerves And Blood Vessels
Which artery supplies the hindgut?
Splenic artery
Superior mesenteric artery
Common hepatic artery
Inferior mesenteric artery
Gastroepiploic artery
Inferior mesenteric artery
The inferior mesenteric artery supplies the hindgut. The hindgut region starts from the two-thirds point of the transverse colon and continues to the anus. The celiac trunk supplies the foregut, while the superior mesenteric artery supplies the midgut.
Example Question #35 : Identifying Nerves And Blood Vessels
Which of the following nerves is part of the brachial plexus?
Phrenic nerve
Tibial nerve
Ulnar nerve
Femoral nerve
Ulnar nerve
The brachial plexus is a network of nerves that run though the axial region. This means the only correct choice is the ulnar nerve. The femoral and tibial nerves are located in the lower extremities and the phrenic nerve is located in the thoracic cavity.
Example Question #36 : Identifying Nerves And Blood Vessels
Which of the following vessels does not come from the celiac trunk?
Renal artery
Common hepatic artery
Left gastric artery
Splenic artery
Renal artery
The celiac trunk supplies blood to the stomach, liver, spleen, pancreas, and duodenum. It is located in the abdominal cavity above the left and right renal arteries. The renal artery branches off directly from the abdominal aorta.
Example Question #35 : Identifying Nerves And Blood Vessels
What is the function of the oculomotor nerve?
Innervation of the lateral rectus muscle
Eye movement
Vision
Innervation of the superior oblique muscle
Eye movement
The function of the oculomotor nerve is eye movement. It controls eye movement through innervating the superior, medial, and inferior rectus muscles, the inferior oblique, levator palpebrae and the pupillary and ciliary muscles. The optic nerve controls vision and the superior oblique and lateral rectus muscles are innervated by the trochlear and abducens nerves, respectively.
Example Question #38 : Identifying Nerves And Blood Vessels
Which blood vessel supplies the brain?
Internal jugular vein
External jugular vein
External carotid artery
Internal carotid artery
Internal carotid artery
Veins take blood back to the heart, and in all but one case (pulmonary veins), they carry oxygen-poor blood. The external carotid artery supplies the face. Only the internal carotid artery goes directly up to supply the brain.