Gross Anatomy — Flashcards

Flashcard 181: Where does osteomyelitis most commonly occur in adults?_____

Answer: Vertebral bodies

Flashcard 182: Where are the peripheral chemoreceptors located (2)? _____

Answer: Carotid bodies and aortic bodies

Flashcard 183: Does the renal artery branch off the aorta superior or inferior to the gonadal artery? _____

Answer: Superior

Flashcard 184: Biceps tendon injury and rupture typically occur following sudden extension of a _____ elbow while contracting the biceps

Answer: flexed

Flashcard 185: Which artery typically arises from the proper hepatic artery and supplies the lower part of the lesser curvature of the stomach?

Answer: Right gastric artery

Flashcard 186: Which sympathetics innervate the regions of the hindgut? _____

Answer: Lumbar splanchnics (L1 - L2)

Flashcard 187: Nerves C1–C7 exit _____ their corresponding vertebrae

Answer: above

Extra: Cervical nerves **C1–C7** exit **above** (superior to) their corresponding vertebrae. Nerve **C8** exits **below** the C7 vertebra (and above the T1 vertebra). All spinal nerves from **T1 downwards** exit **below** (inferior to) their corresponding vertebrae.

Flashcard 188: Is the external iliac artery intraperitoneal, extraperitoneal, or retroperitoneal?_____

Answer: Retroperitoneal

Flashcard 189: What is the venous drainage of the right ovary/testis?_____

Answer: Right gonadal vein -> IVC

Flashcard 190: Which arteries (2) supply the anterolateral papillary muscle? _____

Answer: LCX, LAD