GROSS ANATOMY PRACTICE 1

                          SINGLE BEST OPTION SERIES

              INSTRUCTION: SELECT THE SINGLE BEST OPTION

1.        Who is generally regarded as the ‘’father of anatomy”?
   a.       Hippocrates
   b.      Aristotle
   c.       Andreas Vesalius
   d.      William Harvey
   e.      Hieronymus Fabricius
   2.       Anatomical description of the body is usually based on the following imaginary planes except:
   a.       Median
   b.      Coronal
   c.       Sagittal
   d.      Transverse
   e.      None of the above.
   3.       Which of the following is not consistent with the phrase ‘anatomical position’ of the body?
   a.       The head directed anteriorly
   b.      Lower limbs wide apart
   c.       Palms facing anteriorly
   d.      Toes directed anteriorly
   e.      Arms adjacent to the sides
   4.       The following are components of circumduction movement except:
   a.       Flexion
   b.      Abduction
   c.       Adduction
   d.      Pronation
   e.      None of the above
   5.        The movement by which the pad of the first digit(thumb) is brought to another digit pad, is referred to as:
   a.       Opposition
   b.      Supination
   c.       Protrusion
   d.      Retraction
   e.      Dorsiflexion
   6.       The movement of the sole of the foot away from the median plane, is best described as:
   a.       Dorsiflexion
   b.      Reposition
   c.       Plantarflexion
   d.      Eversion
   e.      Circumduction
   7.       Stretch marks in obese individuals resulting from loosening of the deep fascia and reduced cohesion between the collagen fibres, are best described as:
   a.       Lichenification
   b.      Striae cutis distensa
   c.       Striae gravidarum
   d.      Hypertrophic scar
   e.      Striae albicans
   8.       The following are locations of bursae in the body except:
   a.       Subcutaneous
   b.      Subfascial
   c.       Synovial tendon sheaths
   d.      Subtendinous
   e.      None of the above
   9.       The axial skeleton consist of the following except:
   a.       Cranium
   b.      Hyoid bone
   c.       Pelvic girdle
   d.      Vertebrae
   e.      Ribs
   10.   Which of the following is incorrect about cartilages:
   a.       They are semi-rigid form of connective tissue
   b.      They form part of the skeleton where more flexibility is required
   c.       They are well vascularised
   d.      They obtain oxygen and nutrients by diffusion
   e.      The younger a person is, the more cartilage he/she has.
   
   
   
   
   ANSWERS:
   1. c
   2. e
   3. b
   4. d
   5. a
   6. d
   7. b
   8. e
   9. c
   10. c
   
   
    
                                           REMEMBER
   ” Some people sin by not working diligently for six days whereas, others – because of greed, unbelief or powerlessness- sin by working also on a day of rest and worship. Either way of breaking this   command results in poverty.”   By  Vishal Mangalwadi.