Variations in Musculoskeletal System — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: Tortuosity of the _____ artery is an anomaly present in front of the origin of the cystic duct known as caterpillar turn or Moynihan's hump.

Answer: right hepatic

Flashcard 2: _____ is a deformity in which there is an indention of the skull floor by the upper cervical spine.

Answer: Basilar impression (basilar invagination)

Flashcard 3: An occipital bone defect in a newborn with retroflexion of the neck and trunk is typical of _____.

Answer: iniencephaly

Flashcard 4: The most common anomaly of the hepatic artery is replaced right hepatic artery arising from the _____ artery

Answer: superior mesenteric

Flashcard 5: Which category of long bones is characterized by the absence of a medullary cavity and the presence of modified shafts or ends?

Answer: Modified long bones

Extra: Modified long bones (e.g., the clavicle) are characterized by: 1. Absence of a medullary cavity. 2. Modified shafts or ends.

Flashcard 6: _____ occurs due to persistent omovertebral bar

Answer: Sprengel deformity

Flashcard 7: The most common site of a congenital branchial _____ is at the junction of the middle third and lower third of the sternomastoid muscle

Answer: fistula

Flashcard 8: The most common type of craniosynostosis involves the premature fusion of the midline _____ suture

Answer: sagittal

Flashcard 9: The most common site of a branchial _____ is at the junction of the upper third and middle third of the sternomastoid muscle at its anterior border

Answer: cyst

Flashcard 10: Identify the type of hymen: _____

Answer: Cribriform