Question 1

A fibromuscular glandular organ that surrounds the prostatic urethra is?

Accepted Answer

Answer reason: The prostatic urethra passes through the prostate, a fibromuscular glandular organ in the male reproductive system.

Question 2

The upper seven pairs are attached anteriorly to the sternum by their costal cartilages called?

Accepted Answer

Answer reason: Ribs 1–7 attach directly to the sternum via their own costal cartilages and are called true (vertebrosternal) ribs.

Question 3

The tubercle of the ribs makes a joint with the ...................... of the corresponding thoracic vertebrae?

Accepted Answer

Answer reason: The tubercle of a typical rib bears an articular facet that articulates with the transverse process of the corresponding thoracic vertebra, forming the costotransverse joint. The rib head, not the tubercle, articulates with vertebral bodies and the intervertebral disc.

Question 4

A firm structure lying posterior to the testis, with the vas deferens lying on its medial side is?

Accepted Answer

Answer reason: The epididymis is a firm, coiled structure located on the posterior surface of the testis; the vas (ductus) deferens ascends from its tail on the medial side.

Question 5

The type of muscle present in tongue are?

Accepted Answer

Answer reason: The tongue is composed of intrinsic and extrinsic striated (skeletal) muscles under voluntary control, not smooth or cardiac muscle.

Question 6

____________ joint present between mamubrium and body of sternum?

Accepted Answer

Answer reason: The joint between the manubrium and the body of the sternum is the manubriosternal joint (a secondary cartilaginous symphysis at the sternal angle).

Question 7

Lesser omentum __________?

Accepted Answer

Answer reason: The lesser omentum extends from the liver to the lesser curvature of the stomach and the first part of the duodenum (hepatogastric and hepatoduodenal ligaments). It does not form the falciform ligament and has no direct relation to the kidneys or adrenal gland.

Question 8

Ulnar artery lies between the tendons of?

Accepted Answer

Answer reason: In the distal forearm and at the wrist, the ulnar artery runs lateral to the flexor carpi ulnaris tendon and medial to the flexor digitorum superficialis tendons; thus it lies between these tendons.

Question 9

The term applied to a sheath or band of Fibrous connective tissue that lies beneath the skin or forms an investment for muscles and various organs of the body is?

Accepted Answer

Answer reason: Fascia is a fibrous connective tissue sheet/band beneath the skin that invests muscles and organs; other options are specific structures or different tissues.

Question 10

A though thick, movable partition that extends superiorly to the thoracic outlet and the root of the neck and inferiorly to the diaphragm is?

Accepted Answer

Answer reason: The mediastinum is the central compartment of the thorax that forms a mobile partition between the pleural cavities, extending from the superior thoracic aperture/root of the neck to the diaphragm.

Question 11

A thin muscular and tendinous septum that separates the chest cavity above from the abdominal cavity below is?

Accepted Answer

Answer reason: The diaphragm is a musculotendinous dome that forms the partition between the thoracic and abdominal cavities. Other options are abdominal wall structures or the heart covering and do not separate these cavities.

Question 12

The liver may be divided into a large right lobe and a small left lobe by the attachment of the peritoneum of the ligament is?

Accepted Answer

Answer reason: The falciform ligament is a double layer of peritoneum attaching the liver to the anterior abdominal wall and demarcates the large right and smaller left anatomical lobes.

Question 13

A thin serous membrane that lines the walls of the abdominal and pelvic cavities and clothes the viscera called?

Accepted Answer

Answer reason: The peritoneum is the thin serous membrane lining the abdominopelvic walls (parietal peritoneum) and covering the viscera (visceral peritoneum). Omenta and mesentery are folds of the peritoneum, not the membrane itself.

Question 14

The potential space between the parietal and visceral layers, which is in effect the inside space of the balloon, is called the?

Accepted Answer

Answer reason: The space between the parietal and visceral peritoneum is the peritoneal cavity/space. The peritoneum is the membrane itself; mesenteries are folds; pleural cavity refers to the thoracic pleura, and pelvic cavity is a regional compartment.

Question 15

A soft mass of lymphatic tissue that occupies the left upper part of the abdomen between the stomach and the diaphragm is?

Accepted Answer

Answer reason: The spleen is a soft lymphatic organ located in the left upper quadrant, between the stomach and the diaphragm. The other options are not lymphatic tissue and/or not in that location.

Question 16

All the following structure are found in posterior mediastinum except?

Accepted Answer

Answer reason: The posterior mediastinum contains the thoracic aorta, esophagus, azygos system, thoracic duct, and sympathetic trunks. Parasympathetic trunks are not listed contents; the parasympathetic fibers travel with the vagus nerves rather than as distinct trunks along the posterior mediastinum.

Question 17

A thin serous membrane that lines the walls of the abdominal and pelvic cavities and clothes the viscera called?

Accepted Answer

Answer reason: The peritoneum is the serous membrane lining the abdominal and pelvic walls (parietal peritoneum) and covering the abdominal organs (visceral peritoneum). Mesentery and omenta are peritoneal folds; mesoappendix is specific to the appendix.

Question 18

Which of the following forms the posterior wall of inguinal canal?

Accepted Answer

Answer reason: The posterior wall of the inguinal canal is formed by the transversalis fascia, reinforced medially by the conjoint tendon (falx inguinalis). Among the listed options, conjoint tendon best represents the posterior wall.

Question 19

A thick fibrous membrane covering the surface of bone. It contains blood and lymphatic vessels & nerves called?

Accepted Answer

Answer reason: The periosteum is the dense fibrous membrane covering the outer surface of bone and contains blood vessels, lymphatics, and nerves. Endosteum lines the medullary cavity; the medullary cavity is the internal canal; perichondrium covers cartilage.

Question 20

The liver may be divided into a large right lobe and the small left lobe by the attachment of the peritoneum of the ligament is?

Accepted Answer

Answer reason: The falciform ligament, a peritoneal fold, attaches the liver to the anterior abdominal wall and divides its anterior surface into right and left lobes. Ligamentum teres lies in its free margin; ligamentum venosum separates left lobe from caudate; caudate lobe and porta hepatis are not peritoneal ligaments dividing right and left lobes.

Question 21

At what level does the manubrium lie?

Accepted Answer

Answer reason: The manubrium of the sternum spans the vertebral levels T3–T4. The manubriosternal junction (sternal angle) is at T4–T5, which rules out the T4–T5 options.

Question 22

Mediastinum, which lies between the pericardium and the vertebral column is?

Accepted Answer

Answer reason: The posterior mediastinum is the compartment located posterior to the pericardium and anterior to the vertebral column.

Question 23

Which of the following is the body cavity that contains the pituitary gland?

Accepted Answer

Answer reason: The pituitary gland lies in the sella turcica of the sphenoid bone within the cranial cavity. The pleural and thoracic cavities house the lungs, the abdominal cavity contains abdominal organs, and the spinal cavity encloses the spinal cord.

Question 24

Which of the following is located beneath the diaphragm in the left upper quadrant of the abdominal cavity?

Accepted Answer

Answer reason: The spleen lies just beneath the left hemidiaphragm in the left upper quadrant; appendix is RLQ, liver is mainly RUQ, kidneys are retroperitoneal, and the stomach is more anterior/medial.

Question 25

Which of the following anatomical regions of abdomen lies just distal to the sternum?

Accepted Answer

Answer reason: The epigastric region is the upper central abdominal region located just inferior to the sternum/xiphoid process.

Question 26

The main type of suture present in the skull which unites the two parietal bones to the occipital bone is called?

Accepted Answer

Answer reason: The lambdoid suture forms the junction between the parietal bones and the occipital bone.

Question 27

While assessing the mouth the nurse found that the tongue is connected with the floor of the mouth with a thin muscle which is called?

Accepted Answer

Answer reason: The fold anchoring the tongue to the floor of the mouth is the lingual frenulum; papillae are surface projections on the tongue, the uvula hangs from the soft palate, and the labial frenulum connects the lips to the gums.

Question 28

It is sub branch of ulnar artery. And after brief course it divides into anterior and posterior arteries. Name the sub branch of ulnar artery?

Accepted Answer

Answer reason: The ulnar artery gives off the common interosseous artery, which quickly divides into the anterior and posterior interosseous arteries.

Question 29

Serve to retain the long tendon passing in position preventing these tendons from springing out of place during muscle contraction is?

Accepted Answer

Answer reason: Retinacula are thickenings of deep fascia that hold long tendons close to the joint, preventing bowstringing during muscle contraction.

Question 30

A thin plate of cartilage that become ossified at its proximal end during adult life. No ribs or costal cartilages are attached to it called?

Accepted Answer

Answer reason: The xiphoid process is a thin cartilaginous plate that ossifies in adulthood and does not articulate with ribs or costal cartilages.

Question 31

A though thick, movable partition that extend superiorly to the thoracic outlet and the root of the neck and inferiorly to the diaphragm is?

Accepted Answer

Answer reason: The mediastinum is the central compartment of the thorax that extends from the superior thoracic outlet to the diaphragm; the other options are individual structures that do not describe this partition.

Question 32

A thin plate of cartilage that becomes ossified at its proximal end during adult life. No ribs or costal cartilages are attached to it called?

Accepted Answer

Answer reason: The xiphoid process is initially cartilaginous, ossifies in adulthood at its proximal end, and has no rib or costal cartilage attachments.

Question 33

A thin muscular and tendinous septum that separates the chest cavity above from the abdominal cavity below is?

Accepted Answer

Answer reason: The diaphragm is a dome-shaped musculotendinous partition that separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity.

Question 34

A thin muscular and tendinous septum that separates the chest cavity above from the abdominal cavity below is?

Accepted Answer

Answer reason: The diaphragm is a thin musculotendinous partition that separates the thoracic (chest) cavity from the abdominal cavity.

Question 35

The liver may be divided into a large right lobe and the small left lobe by the attachment of the peritoneum of which ligament?

Accepted Answer

Answer reason: The falciform ligament is a peritoneal fold on the anterior surface of the liver that anatomically divides the liver into right and left lobes.

Question 36

A thin plate of cartilage that become ossified at its proximal end during adult life. No ribs or costal cartilages are attached to it called?

Accepted Answer

Answer reason: The xiphoid process is the thin cartilaginous inferior part of the sternum that typically ossifies in adulthood and has no rib or costal cartilage attachments.

Question 37

Because the left lobe of the liver is smaller than the right so?

Accepted Answer

Answer reason: The right lobe of the liver is larger and depresses the right kidney, so the left kidney lies at a higher level than the right.

Question 38

Which of the following cavities are separated by the diaphragm?

Accepted Answer

Answer reason: The diaphragm is the muscular partition separating the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity.

Question 39

Which bone forms the jaw?

Accepted Answer

Answer reason: The mandible is the lower jawbone and is typically referred to as the jaw; the maxilla forms the upper jaw.

Question 40

What is the largest gland of the body?

Accepted Answer

Answer reason: The liver is the largest gland in the human body; pancreas and thyroid are smaller glands, and the duodenum is not a gland.

Question 41

How many bones does a child have at birth?

Accepted Answer

Answer reason: Newborns have about 270 bones at birth which later fuse into 206 in adults, so 206 and 250 are incorrect.

Question 42

What is the longest cell in the human body?

Accepted Answer

Answer reason: Neurons (e.g., motor neurons such as those in the sciatic nerve) have axons that can extend up to about a meter, making them the longest cells in the human body. Sperm are not as long, and the other options are not specific human cells.

Question 43

Which bone forms the back of the head?

Accepted Answer

Answer reason: The occipital bone forms the posterior part of the skull. Temporal is lateral, sphenoid is central at the skull base, and parietal forms the sides and roof.

Question 44

The liver is located primarily in which quadrant of the abdomen?

Accepted Answer

Answer reason: The liver lies primarily in the right upper quadrant beneath the right diaphragm, with only a small portion extending left.

Question 45

What covers the spinal cord?

Accepted Answer

Answer reason: The spinal cord is enclosed by the meninges—dura mater, arachnoid mater, and pia mater—which protect the central nervous system.

Question 46

What is the smallest bone in the human body?

Accepted Answer

Answer reason: The stapes, one of the auditory ossicles in the middle ear, is the smallest bone in the human body; the femur, tibia, and ulna are large long bones.

Question 47

Angular artery is a branch of which artery?

Accepted Answer

Answer reason: The angular artery is the terminal branch of the facial artery near the medial canthus of the eye.

Question 48

Which cavity is located in the thoracic region of the body?

Accepted Answer

Answer reason: The cavity within the thoracic region is the thoracic cavity; the other options refer to different regions or are not thoracic cavities.

Question 49

How many bones are in the human face?

Accepted Answer

Answer reason: The human face has 14 bones: pairs of maxillae, palatine, zygomatic, nasal, lacrimal, and inferior nasal conchae, plus the unpaired vomer and mandible.

Question 50

Which is the heaviest organ inside the human body?

Accepted Answer

Answer reason: The liver is the largest and heaviest solid internal organ (about 1.4–1.6 kg), heavier than the lungs or kidneys.

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A fibromuscular glandular organ that surrounds the prostatic urethra is?

The upper seven pairs are attached anteriorly to the sternum by their costal cartilages called?

The tubercle of the ribs makes a joint with the ...................... of the corresponding thoracic vertebrae?

A firm structure lying posterior to the testis, with the vas deferens lying on its medial side is?

The type of muscle present in tongue are?

____________ joint present between mamubrium and body of sternum?

Lesser omentum __________?

Ulnar artery lies between the tendons of?

The term applied to a sheath or band of Fibrous connective tissue that lies beneath the skin or forms an investment for muscles and various organs of the body is?

A though thick, movable partition that extends superiorly to the thoracic outlet and the root of the neck and inferiorly to the diaphragm is?

A thin muscular and tendinous septum that separates the chest cavity above from the abdominal cavity below is?

The liver may be divided into a large right lobe and a small left lobe by the attachment of the peritoneum of the ligament is?

A thin serous membrane that lines the walls of the abdominal and pelvic cavities and clothes the viscera called?

The potential space between the parietal and visceral layers, which is in effect the inside space of the balloon, is called the?

A soft mass of lymphatic tissue that occupies the left upper part of the abdomen between the stomach and the diaphragm is?

All the following structure are found in posterior mediastinum except?

A thin serous membrane that lines the walls of the abdominal and pelvic cavities and clothes the viscera called?

Which of the following forms the posterior wall of inguinal canal?

A thick fibrous membrane covering the surface of bone. It contains blood and lymphatic vessels & nerves called?

The liver may be divided into a large right lobe and the small left lobe by the attachment of the peritoneum of the ligament is?

At what level does the manubrium lie?

Mediastinum, which lies between the pericardium and the vertebral column is?

Which of the following is the body cavity that contains the pituitary gland?

Which of the following is located beneath the diaphragm in the left upper quadrant of the abdominal cavity?

Which of the following anatomical regions of abdomen lies just distal to the sternum?

The main type of suture present in the skull which unites the two parietal bones to the occipital bone is called?

While assessing the mouth the nurse found that the tongue is connected with the floor of the mouth with a thin muscle which is called?

It is sub branch of ulnar artery. And after brief course it divides into anterior and posterior arteries. Name the sub branch of ulnar artery?

Serve to retain the long tendon passing in position preventing these tendons from springing out of place during muscle contraction is?

A thin plate of cartilage that become ossified at its proximal end during adult life. No ribs or costal cartilages are attached to it called?

A though thick, movable partition that extend superiorly to the thoracic outlet and the root of the neck and inferiorly to the diaphragm is?

A thin plate of cartilage that becomes ossified at its proximal end during adult life. No ribs or costal cartilages are attached to it called?

A thin muscular and tendinous septum that separates the chest cavity above from the abdominal cavity below is?

A thin muscular and tendinous septum that separates the chest cavity above from the abdominal cavity below is?

The liver may be divided into a large right lobe and the small left lobe by the attachment of the peritoneum of which ligament?

A thin plate of cartilage that become ossified at its proximal end during adult life. No ribs or costal cartilages are attached to it called?

Because the left lobe of the liver is smaller than the right so?

Which of the following cavities are separated by the diaphragm?

Which bone forms the jaw?

What is the largest gland of the body?

How many bones does a child have at birth?

What is the longest cell in the human body?

Which bone forms the back of the head?

The liver is located primarily in which quadrant of the abdomen?

What covers the spinal cord?

What is the smallest bone in the human body?

Angular artery is a branch of which artery?

Which cavity is located in the thoracic region of the body?

How many bones are in the human face?

Which is the heaviest organ inside the human body?

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