1. In the posterior compartment of the arm:
A. Triceps is supplied by brachial artery itself
B. Medial head lies deep to the lateral head triceps
C. Myotomal supply to triceps is C5,6
D. Radial nerve pierces medial septum to lie in a groove behind medial epicondyle
2. Which of the following regarding elbow joint is FALSE?
A. It communicates with superior radio-ulnar joint
B. It’s carrying angle is 170o
C. It is supplied by musculocutaneous, radial, ulnar & median nerves
D. Medial collateral ligament is divided into 3 bands in the shape of a triangle
E. The joint capsule attaches to all articular margins
3. Which of the following regarding cubital fossa is INCORRECT?
A. Median nerve lies medial to the bicipital tendon
B. Lateral cutaneous nerve of forearm lies on the tendon of biceps
C. Radial nerve gives rise to posterior interosseous branch
D. Brachialis & supinator form the floor
4. Which of the following muscles receive mixed supply from both ulnar & median nerves?
A. Flexor digitorum profundii
B. Flexor digitorum superficialis
C. Pronator teres
D. Pronator quadratus
5. Which of the following is FALSE regarding anterior compartment of the forearm?
A. Median nerve passes between 2 heads of pronator teres
B. Ulnar nerve passes between 2 hands of flexor carpi ulnaris
C. Median nerve is the nerve of superficial muscle of anterior compartment of forearm
D. Ulnar nerve is the nerve of deep muscles of the anterior compartment of forearm
6. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Superficial lymphatics from the medial ½ of the hand drains directly to the infraclavicular lymph nodes
B. Radial artery gives off interosseous branch to supply all the muscles of the posterior compartment of forearm
C. Lateral cutaneous nerve of forearm supplies the preaxial border of the forearm
D. All of the above
7. Which of the following muscle is supplied by posterior interossei nerve?
A. Brachioradialis
B. Extensor carpi radialis brevis
C. Extensor carpi radialis longus
D. Anconeus
8. Extensor pollicis longus:
A. attaches to distal ulna & to the base of 1st distal phalanx
B. is supplied by anterior interosseous artery
C. is supplied by posterior interosseous nerve
D. forms the lateral border of anatomical snuffbox
E. All of the above
9. Which of the following muscle does not arise from the common extensor origin
A. Extensor carpi radialis longus
B. Extensor carpi radials brevis
C. Extensor digitorum
D. Extensor carpi ulnaris
10. Posterior interosseous nerve:
A. Is a branch of the median nerve
B. Supplies all the muscles of the extensor compartment
C. Supplies the skin over the lateral ½ of dorsum of the hand
D. Passes between 2 heads of the supinator muscle
11. Which of the following regarding the carpal tunnel is FALSE?
A. Median nerve is medial to flexor carpi radialis
B. Flexor carpi radialis is superficial & lateral to flexor pollicis longus
C. Flexor digitorum superficialis tendons are arranged in 2 rows in its own synovial sheath
D. Flexor retinaculum is attached to scaphoid tubercle, trapezoid ridge, pisiform & hook of hamate
12. Which of the following muscles is NOT a muscle of the thenar eminence?
A. Flexor pollicis brevis
B. Abductor pollicis brevis
C. Opponens pollicis
D. Adductor pollicis
13. In most people, the deep branch of ulnar nerve supplies:
A. Flexor digitorum profundus
B. Adductor pollicis
C. Abductor pollicis brevis
D. Opponens pollicis
14. Which of the following artery does NOT join the posterior carpal anastomosis
A. Ulnar artery
B. Radial artery
C. Posterior interosseous artery
D. Anterior interosseous artery
15. Which of the carpal bones give rise to attachment to both the flexor & extensor retinaculum?
A. Pisiform
B. Hamate
C. Scaphoid
D. Trapezium
16. Which of the following statement is TRUE?
A. Common palmar digital arteries lie more superficial than the common palmar digital nerves in the palm
B. Common palmar digital arteries are the terminal branches of the ulnar artery
C. Proper palmar digital arteries lie dorsal to the digital nerve in the fingers
D. Proper palmar digital nerves also supply the nail beds
E. All of the above
17. Dorsal interossei:
A. Arise from the middle finger side of the base of the 2nd, 4th & 5th metacarpal.
B. Insert into the extensor expansion of the same side to its origin
C. Is supplied by the median nerve
D. Abducts the finger away from the midline of the hand
E. All of the above
18. Which of the following regarding mid-palmar space is INCORRECT?
A. It is bounded by palmar aponeurosis attachments to 3rd & 5th metacarpals
B. It is continuous with the lumbrical canals distally
C. It contains all the tendons of flexor digitorum superficialis & profundus & their lumbricals
D. Interossei & the 3rd to 5th metacarpal forms the floor
19. In the web space of the hand:
A. Digital nerves lie superficial to the digital artery
B. Lumbrical tendons lie deep to the deep transverse ligaments
C. Interossei tendons lie superficial to the deep transverse tendon
D. Superficial transverse ligament lies deep to the digital vessels
20. Erb’s palsy (C5,6) lead to paralysis of the following muscles EXCEPT:
A. Biceps
B. Supraspinatus
C. Teres minor
D. Deltoid
E. Triceps
21. Klumpke’s palsy (C8T1) lead to the paralysis of the following muscles EXCEPT:
A. Flexor digitorum profundus
B. Abductor pollicis brevis
C. Pronator teres
D. Extensor digitorum
22. The fractured shaft of the humerus with radial nerve damage usually do NOT have the following feature:
A. Wrist drop
B. Inability to extend elbow
C. Sensory loss over posterior aspect of forearm
D. Sensory loss over lateral aspect of forearm
23. Which of the following is the most reliable test for determining whether the median nerve is injured at the wrist level?
A. Test flexor pollicis brevis function
B. Test abductor pollicis brevis function
C. Test adductor pollicis function
D. Test opponens pollicis function
ANSWERS:
1.B 2.E 3.B 4.A 5.D 6.C 7.B 8.E 9.A 10.D 11.C 12.D 13.B 14.C 15.A 16.E 17.D 18.C 19.A 20.E 21.C 22.B 23.B