SREE BALAJI MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL

DEPARTMENT OF ANATOMY

UPPER LIMB SPOTTER QUESTIONS

1. Pectoralis Major – Attachments, Actions, Nerve supply.

2. Musculocutaneous nerve – Continues as.., Muscle supplied by it.
3. Quadrangular space – Boundaries and contents.
4. Deltoid – Action, Nerve supply, Clinical significance
5. Median nerve – Root value, Muscles supplied by it in forearm.
6. Corocobrachialis – origin, nerve piercing, important events at insertion.
7. Biceps – attachments, action, nerve supply.
8. Brachial artery – Terminal branches, level of termination.
9. Anterior interosseus nerve – branch of which nerve? , Muscle supplied by it.
10. Pronator quadrates – Nerve supply, action.
11. Radial artery – Clinical significance.
12. Anatomical snuff box – boundaries, floor, contents.
13. Flexor retinaculum – Attachments, structures passing superficial and deep to it, Carpal
tunnel and nerve involved.
14. Superficial palmar arch- continuation of which artery? Branches.
15. Palmar Aponeurosis – clinical significance.
16. Lumbricals – nerve supply, Action.
17. Ulnar nerve in Palm – muscles supplied by it.
18. Spiral groove structures present.
19. Radial nerve – Branches in the spiral groove, Applied aspects.
20. Supinator – insertion action and nerve piercing it.
21. Brachioradialis – Insertion, Action, Nerve supply.
22. Pronator teres – Attachments, action, nerve supply and structure passing between two
heads.
23. Flexor digitorumsupeficialis – Nerve supply.
24. Extensor Retinaculum – Compartments, Structures passing through the compartments.
 LOWER LIMB SPOTTERS QUESTIONS

1. Femoral triangle – boundaries &contents .

2. Femoral Artery –Branches
3. Gluteus maximus- Nerve supply
4. Hamstring muscles.- Nerve Supply
5. Sciatic Nerve.- root value , terminal branches , applied anatomy
6. Great saphenous Vein.- tributaries
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1. Adductor Magnus.- nerve supply action

2. Popliteal fossa.- boundaries , contents
3. Popliteus .; nerve supply , action
4. Quadriceps femoris : nerve supply action
5. Common peroneal Nerve.: root value , applied anatomy
6. Tibialis anterior: nerve supply action
7. Inversion & eversion of foot
8. Adductor Canal.: boundaries , contents
ABDOMEN SPOTTER QUESTIONS
1. Rectus Abdominus – Attachments, contents of rectus sheath.
2. Spermatic cord – extent, contents, coverings.
3. Testis – coverings, side Epididymis- Parts.
4. Spleen – Hilum structures, visceral surface relations, Peritoneal ligaments.
5. Stomach –
a. Lesser and greater curvatures -blood vessels and peritoneal folds attached
b. The stomach bed structures.
6. Liver –
a. Porta hepatis – Structures,
b. Bare area – boundaries & clinical significance.
c. Lig. Teres , [Link] – remnants of?
d. Visceral surface - relations
7. Duodenum – Parts, II part – duct opening – development.
8. Pancreas -
a. Parts
b. Neck of pancreas – posterior relations
c. Tail – Relation and clinical significance.
d. Blood supply
e. Development.
9. Small Intestines –
a. Difference of jejunum and ileum.
b. Root of mesentry – attachment and contents
10. Gall bladder – Parts, Fundus, ducts
11. Caecum & Appendix – Positions of appendix, applied
12. Kidney –
a. Side identification.
b. Anterior and posterior relations.
c. Hilum structures
d. Left renal vein
13. Suprarenal – arteries supplying
14. Abdominal Aorta – Ventral branches and their level , lateral branches , dorsal
and terminal branches.
15. Sagittal pelvis –
a. Male & female,
b. Identify the uterus, urinary bladder, rectum 7 anal canal
c. rectovesical pouch
d. rectouterine pouch
e. vas def seminal vesicle
f. Prostate – prostratic urethra & clinical significance
16. Urinary Bladder –
a. Urachus
b. Interior –
c. trigone
d. Neck of urinary bladder
e. Blood supply
17. Uterus –
a. Position
b. Parts
c. Fallopian tube – parts
d. Broad ligaments- contents

18. Rectum and anal canal

a. Pecten
b. Hilton’s line
c. Blood supply
19. Portal vein formation, termination & tributaries.
THORAX SPOTTER QUESTIONS

1. Internal thoracic artery – Origin, level of termination, terminal branches

2. Intercostal nerve
3. Heart – transverse & pericardial sinuses 7 its clinical significance.
4. Right Atrium – fossa ovalisremantof ?Veins opening, Embryology.
5. Right ventricle – papillary muscle, Moderator band.
6. Arch of aorta – branches
7. Ligamentum arteriosum – remnant of?
8. Right coronary artery – origin branches and termination.
9. Anterior interventricular groove – Structures present
10. Posterior interventricular groove – Structures present
11. Coronary sinus- its a continuation of ?, Tributaries,
12. Lung –
a. Side identification ,
b. structures in the hilum of right & left lung
c. Arch of azygos impression ,
d. Arch of aorta and descending thoracic aorta impression,
e. cardiac impression.
f. Lingular and its segments.
g. Pulmonary ligaments

HEAD & NECK SPOTTERS

1. Masseter – Nerve supply ; action
2. Parotid duct – opens into ; structures pierced by it
3. Orbicularis oculi – nerve supply ; action
4. Facial artery – origin ; branches
5. Scalp – Nerve supply
6. Sternocleidomastoid – nerve supply ; action ; applied anatomy
7. Submandibular salivary gland – duct opens into ; secretomotor pathway
8. Thyroid gland – medial relation ; blood supply
9. Common carotid artery – level of termination ; terminal branches
10. External carotid artery – level of termination ; terminal branches
11. Tongue – innervations ; muscles
12. Palatine tonsil : tonsillar fossa boundaries
13. Falx cerebri : attachment ; venous sinus enclosed
14. Base of skull : optic canal , foramen ovale, foramen magnum
15. Lateral wall of nasal cavity : superior , middle , inferior meatus : structures opening
 16. Auditory tube opening : cavities communicated by it
17. Nasal septum – formation
18. Maxillary artery – branches
19. Palate – Muscles ; nerve supply
20. External jugular vein – formation ; tributaries

BRAIN & SPINAL CORD SPOTTERS

1. Pyramid of Medulla – underlying structure

2. Olive of medulla – underlying structure
3. Inferior cerebellar peduncle - tracts
4. Pontomedullary junction – nerves attached
5. Pons – basilar groove ; structure present
6. Basilary artery – formation ; branches
7. Sulci & Gyri – functional areas related :l Central sulcus , precentral gyrus , post central
gyrus ,lateral sulcus , calcarine sulcus
8. Cerebellum – Nuclei present
9. Spinal Cord : extent ; coverings