Clinical Anatomy — Flashcards

Basilar skull fractures most often follow traumatic head injuries and commonly involve the _____ segment of the temporal bone

Syringomyelia most commonly occurs at spinal cord levels _____ - T1

Compression of the axilla (resulting in radial nerve injury) can occur due to improper use of _____ or sleeping with an arm over a chair (aka Saturday night palsy).

The _____ kidney is preferred for transplantation because the left renal vein is longer.

Disc herniation at _____ level will involve the gluteus maximus and muscles of the posterior and lateral compartment of the leg

Which regions of the colon are most vulnerable to hypoxia/ischemia? _____ and rectosigmoid junction

The _____ nerve may be transected during ligation of the superior thyroid artery during thyroid surgery

The _____ reflex tests nerve roots C5 and C6 (musculocutaneous nerve)

The _____temporal quadrant is the most exposed to trauma

Hint: i/s

Establishment of the age of _____ years can be done by evaluation of the medial end of the clavicle