Nurse Kim is teaching a group of parents about otitis media. When discussing why children are predisposed to this disorder, the nurse should mention the significance of which anatomical feature?

In a case of Erb’s palsy, where roots C5 and C6 of the brachial plexus are avulsed, which muscle is paralyzed?

A patient presents approximately 10 years post-menopausal with complaints of pressure vaginally and the sensation that something is falling out. Which of the following ligaments provide the most support to the uterus in terms of preventing prolapse?

A long-distance runner complained of swelling and pain of his shin. There is normal cutaneous sensation of the leg. But there is marked weakness of dorsiflexion and impaired inversion of the foot. Which nerve serves the muscles involved?

Infections may spread from the nasal cavity to the meninges along the olfactory nerves, as its fibers pass from the mucosa of the nasal cavity to the olfactory bulb via the:

The presence of blood in a spinal tap taken from an individual with a closed head injury signals arterial bleeding into the:

Most paranasal sinuses and/or air cells drain, directly or indirectly, into the:

Orally ingested contrast medium opacifies all of the following structures except the:

A 15-year old boy was admitted to the ER for large bowel obstruction resulting from a left-sided indirect inguinal hernia. The most likely intestinal segment involved in this obstruction is the:

The pulse of radial artery at the wrist is felt immediately lateral to which tendon?

The epiploic foramen of Winslow is an important anatomical landmark as it is the only communication between the greater and the lesser sac. Of the five structures listed below, which one is NOT a border of the epiploic foramen of Winslow?

During insertion of an IV cannula in the median cubital vein, the patient suddenly lost feeling on the radial side of the forearm. What nerve was injured?

A 4-year old girl presented with coughing, and you are told by her mother that she had been playing with some beads and had apparently aspirated one (gotten it into her airway). Where would you expect it most likely to be?

A serious complication of fractures of the femoral neck is avascular necrosis of the femoral head. This usually results from rupture of which artery?

During delivery of a first twin, a very tight nuchal cord is reduced from the baby’s neck by clamping and dividing it. After this, the second twin (as yet unborn) develops severe fetal distress. Of the following, what is the most likely mechanism for the distress in the second twin?

At which site could one expect to enter the femoral vein with a simple percutaneous introduction of an instrument?

In a laparoscopic cholecystectomy surgery, the surgeon is going to expose the cystic artery in order to staple across it. He should look for it in the 'triangle of Calot.’ Which structures form this triangle?

An elderly man complained of pain in his shoulder when he brought his forearm and hand behind his back while dressing. The pain was caused by stretching of the lateral rotators of his arm during this motion. Which muscle was most likely involved?

A student trying to avoid a bicyclist falls heavily on his right wrist. There is severe pain the anatomical snuff box. Radiological studies reveal a fracture of the bone deep to the snuff box called the: