The ilioinguinal and iliohypogastric nerves:
A) innervate the psoas muscle.
B) pass posterior to the quadratus lumborum.
C) are both L1 ventral rami.
D) together form the lumbosacral trunk.
E) supply the adductor muscles of the thigh.
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Question 2) Which of the following is not an anterior relation of the abdominal aorta?
A) pancreas
B) horizontal part of duodenum
C) left kidney
D) coils of jejunum and ileum
E) root of the mesentery
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Question 3) A positive psoas sign:
A) could indicate liver cancer.
B) means that the thigh can be extended more than 30 degrees.
C) means that the psoas muscle is normal in strength.
D) could indicate pancreatitis.
E) indicates a normal psoas reflex.
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Question 4) In the following MRI of the abdomen, the arrow points to the:
A) spleen.
B) right kidney.
C) stomach.
D) transverse colon.
E) duodenum.
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Question 5) Which of the following is incorrect pertaining to the celiac plexus?
A) It surrounds the root of the celiac arterial trunk.
B) It contains both sympathetic and parasympathetic fibers.
C) It supplies the stomach.
D) It supplies the descending colon.
E) It supplies the gallbladder.
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Question 6) Which of the following is incorrect pertaining to the diaphragm?
A) Its central tendon is in contact with the fibrous pericardium.
B) Its crura attach to the inferior six costal cartilages.
C) It is partially supplied with blood via branches of the internal thoracic artery.
D) It is at its most superior level when a person is supine.
E) Irritation of the diaphragmatic pleura can result in pain that is referred to the shoulder.
Ans: B
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Question 7) You see a female patient in the emergency room with severe, intermittent loin (lumbar region) pain who is also having great difficulty urinating. Your most likely first diagnosis is:
A) kidney disease.
B) ureteric ischemia.
C) ruptured renal artery.
D) ectopic pregnancy.
E) ureteric calculus.
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Question 8) The suprarenal glands:
A) are typically each drained by one vein.
B) are each supplied by one artery that arises from the abdominal aorta.
C) are each supplied by one artery that arises from a renal artery.
D) each receive blood from and drain directly into the kidney.
E) receive sympathetic innervation via the lumbar splanchnic nerves.
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Question 9) Which of the following is incorrect pertaining to the kidneys?
A) The right kidney is related anteriorly to the liver, duodenum, and ascending colon.
B) The left kidney is related anteriorly to stomach, spleen, pancreas, jejunum, and descending colon.
C) The renal pelvis is the junction between the renal artery and the renal hilum.
D) Extension of the hip joint may increase pain associated with kidney disease.
E) Both kidneys are retroperitoneal.
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Question 10) In the following renal arteriogram, the arrow points to:
A) the inferior phrenic artery.
B) rib 10.
C) rib 11.
D) rib 12.
E) an abnormal lumbar rib.
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