Abd MCQ
Abd MCQ
Abd MCQ
The "porta hepatis" of the liver transmits all of the following EXCEPT the:
A. hepatic arteries
B. hepatic ducts
C. autonomic nerves from the celiac plexus
D. portal vein
E. hepatic veins
2. Most of the small intestine receives its blood supply from branches of a single artery. The artery
that supplies most of the small bowel is the:
A. middle colic
B. celiac
C. gastroduodenal
D. inferior mesenteric
E. superior mesenteric
3. Which of the following nerves passes through the superficial inguinal ring?
A. iliohypogastric nerve
B. obturator nerve
C. lateral femoral cutaneous nerve
D. ilioinguinal nerve
E. pudendal nerve
6. Each of the following forms a boundary of the lesser peritoneal sac EXCEPT the:
A. gastrosplenic ligament
B. left triangular ligament of the liver
C. greater omentum
D. lesser omentum
E. splenorenal ligament
7. When removing the spleen, a surgeon must be careful not to cut one of its branches, the:
A. superior mesenteric
B. left gastric
C. left gastroepiploic
D. superior pancreaticoduodenal
E. left renal
8. When performing surgery in the ischiorectal fossa, the internal pudendal vessels and pudendal
nerve should be avoided by staying away from the:
A. base of the fossa
B. medial wall of the fossa
C. lateral wall of the fossa
D. anterior wall of the fossa
E. posterior wall of the fossa
9. Infected glands of the anus (near the pectinate line) may erode the wall of the anal canal and
rupture laterally into the:
A. ischiorectal fossa
B. deep perineal pouch (or space)
C. rectovesical fossa
D. superficial perineal pouch (or space)
E. retropubic space
10. Which nerve is identified by its position on the anterior surface of the psoas major muscle?
A. femoral
B. ilioinguinal
C. genitofemoral
D. obturator
E. lateral femoral cutaneous