Anatomical Basis of Common Clinical Conditions — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: The earliest muscle to be involved in Volkmann's ischemic contracture is the _____

Answer: flexor digitorum profundus.

Flashcard 2: Inflammation of the _____ pleura, gallbladder, fibrous pericardium, and mediastinal pleura refer pain to the right shoulder via the phrenic nerve (C3-C5)

Answer: diaphragmatic

Flashcard 3: _____ cell (sphenoethmoidal cell) is surgically important as internal carotid artery may be related to its lateral wall

Answer: Onodi

Flashcard 4: Which branch of the middle meningeal artery is most commonly involved in EDH?_____

Answer: Anterior branch

Extra: The anterior (frontal) branch of the middle meningeal artery is most commonly involved in epidural hematoma (EDH). It runs deep to the pterion, which is the thinnest part of the skull and highly susceptible to fracture following trauma to the temple.

Flashcard 5: McBurney's point lies at junction of _____ and _____ thirds of spino-umbilical line.

Answer: Lateral and middle

Flashcard 6: A lesion to the _____ of the brachial plexus results in Erb palsy ("waiter's tip").

Answer: upper trunk (C5-C6)

Flashcard 7: Murphy's point corresponds to the _____ rib tip intersection with _____ border of rectus.

Answer: 9th rib tip, right lateral border of rectus

Flashcard 8: A lesion to #1 (upper trunk injury) would result in _____

Answer: Erb palsy ("waiter's tip.")

Flashcard 9: _____ represents the classical location of femoral hernia

Answer: C

Flashcard 10: _____ system of tooth charting: Number is assigned to each quadrant and that number is placed before tooth's number.

Answer: Modified FDI