Gross Anatomy — Flashcards

Flashcard 51: In a supracondylar fracture of the humerus, anterolateral displacement of the proximal fracture fragment typically results in damage to the _____

Answer: radial nerve

Flashcard 52: The branch of the celiac trunk that follows a tortuous course along the superior border of the pancreas to the spleen is the _____ artery.

Answer: splenic

Flashcard 53: The _____ nerve (L1) carries sensation from the skin of medial upper thigh, root of the penis, and upper part of the scrotum / mons pubis + labia major

Answer: ilioinguinal

Flashcard 54: The IVC is formed by the union of the right and left common iliac veins at the level of _____

Answer: L5

Extra: The abdominal aorta bifurcates at the level of **L4**. The IVC forms at the level of **L5**.

Flashcard 55: What is the inferior border of the inguinal (Hesselbach) triangle? _____

Answer: Inguinal (Poupart) ligament

Flashcard 56: The _____ duct drains lymph from the right side of the body above the diaphragm

Answer: right lymphatic

Flashcard 57: Which lymph node cluster drains the trachea and esophagus? _____

Answer: Mediastinal

Flashcard 58: Colonic _____ are "blind pouches" that communicate with the lumen of the gut

Answer: diverticula

Extra: Atlas:

Flashcard 59: The spinal cord is housed in the _____

Answer: vertebral canal

Extra: Other: The Dura and Arachnoid fuse to form the epineurium:

Flashcard 60: Forced eversion of the ankle most commonly causes an avulsion fracture of the _____

Answer: medial malleolus