During dissection, a student observes the articulation between the head of the humerus and the glenoid cavity. Which type of synovial joint is the shoulder joint?

A patient with axillary nerve injury can initiate abduction but is unable to continue it beyond 15°. Which muscle is primarily responsible for abduction up to 90°?

A tennis player raises her arm above her head. Which muscle facilitates abduction beyond 90° by rotating the scapula?

A 25-year-old footballer sustains an Anterior dislocation of the shoulder joint. Which nerve is most at risk of injury?

A fracture at the surgical neck of the humerus results in weakness of abduction beyond 15°. Which nerve is most likely injured?

A 40-year-old patient undergoes ligation of the first part of the axillary artery during surgery for trauma. Collateral circulation around the scapula maintains perfusion of the upper limb through an anastomosis between branches of the subclavian and axillary arteries. Which of the following arteries is a key contributor to this scapular anastomosis?

A 22-year-old man presents to the ER department after falling from a motorcycle. X-ray shows a fracture of the mid-shaft of the humerus. On examination, he has developed a wrist drop and is unable to extend his wrist and fingers. There is also loss of sensation over the dorsum of the hand. Which nerve is most likely injured?

The cubital fossa is located on front of elbow and allows passage of essential nerves and blood vessels between the upper arm and forearm. Which of the following structures lies most superficially in this important anatomical area?

A 46-year-old woman who works as a typist presents with numbness and tingling in the thumb, index finger, middle finger, and lateral half of the ring finger. She reports that symptoms worsen at night and that she often shakes her hand to relieve the discomfort. On examination, there is weakness of thumb opposition and wasting of the thenar eminence. Which nerve is most likely compressed in the carpal tunnel?

A 48-year-old man falls and fractures the medial epicondyle of the humerus. On examination, his right hand shows hyperextension at the metacarpophalangeal joints and flexion at the interphalangeal joints of the ring and little fingers. He also has numbness over the medial 1½ fingers. Which nerve is most likely injured?

Which muscle assists the triceps brachii in extension of the elbow joint and stabilizes the elbow during pronation and supination?

Which of the following is a deep flexor of the forearm?

Which of the following muscles flexes the wrist joint and abducts the hand at the wrist joint?

Which of the following muscle of the Anterior compartment of forearm is responsible for flexion of distal interphalangeal joints of four fingers?

A 22-year-old man sustains a deep laceration over the anatomical snuffbox after falling onto broken glass. Which artery is most at risk of injury in this region?

A clinician palpates the anatomical snuffbox while suspecting a scaphoid fracture. Which of the following forms the lateral boundary of the snuffbox?

A 25-year-old woman undergoing a vascular exam is found to have her radial pulse palpated within the anatomical snuffbox. Which structure forms the floor where this artery is felt?

A medical student palpates the cubital fossa to feel the brachial pulse. Which structure forms the lateral boundary?

A forty years old lady had a surgery for removal of carcinoma from right breast, after a day it was observed that her right scapula is winged and protruding out of the back region. Using your knowledge of anatomy identify the nerve causing this condition

A young boy had motorbike accident and fractured his midshaft of the humerus leading to paralysis of extensor muscles of forearm. Using your anatomical knowledge of the upper limb identify the nerve involved in this scenario

The greater and lesser tubercle of the humerus are separated from each other by the bicipital groove which is also known as intertubercular groove. Which of the following muscle tendon passes through this groove?

A 25 year old man sustained an injury to the axilla. He was taken to the theatre for surgical exploration where it was discovered that the lateral cord had been completely severed. If left unrepaired, which of the following peripheral nerves would be the most affected?

Sarcomere is the contractile unit of skeletal muscles which is the area present between

What is the basic structural unit of compact bone called?

Articular cartilage covers the articulating surfaces in a joint to prevent wear and tear of the bones during joint movement. Articular cartilage is composed of?

What is the embryological origin of the bones of the upper limb?

Which of the following nerves innervates the muscles which are directly responsible for dorsiflexion and eversion of foot?

Which of the following vessels is found superficially immediately anterior to the medial malleolus?

Given below are the major peripheral branches of the Lumbar plexus. Which of the following is a purely sensory nerve?

A 26 year old female during her pregnancy noted tubular structures over her calf and thighs. They got prominent after standing for a long time. The doctor diagnosed them as varicose veins which had developed because of pressure of the foetal head on the veins in the pelvis, preventing the return of venous blood back into the circulation. Which of the following is the most common site for Varicose veins?

Intramuscular injections of buttock are given in the upper lateral quadrant of buttock which overlies the gluteus Medius muscle. It is given in this region to prevent damage to which of the following nerves?

The obturator nerve supplies the medial compartment of the thigh which contains the adductor muscles. If the obturator nerve is injured, some adduction of thigh is still possible as one of the muscles has a double innervation. Which of the following adductor has a dual innervation?

A 70 year old lady slipped in the bathroom and fell on the bathroom floor. As a result she had a posterior dislocation of hip joint and fracture of neck of the femur. Rupture to ligamentum teres may lead to damage to a branch of which of the following arteries?