General Anatomy MCQs – Module 2

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1. The periosteal arteries are derived from:
a) A major artery passing near the bone.
b) Anastomosis around the joints.
c) Nutrient artery of the bone.
d) Muscular arteries of the muscles attached to the bone.
e) Metaphyseal arteries.
Key: d
Topic Specification: General Anatomy

2. Which of the following belongs to the diarthrosis variety of joints?
a) Gomphosis.
b) Synchondrosis.
c) Symphysis.
d) Synovial joints.
e) Sutural joints.
Key: d
Topic Specification: General Anatomy

3. Which of the following function as resistance vessel?
a) Elastic arteries.
b) Muscular arteries.
c) Arterioles.
d) Venules.
e) Capillaries.
Key: c
Topic Specification: General Anatomy

4. The acrosome reaction occurs:
a) When the spermatozoa are traveling through the uterine cavity.
b) Just before the penetration of corona radiata.
c) When the sperm cell membrane comes in contact with the corona radiata cells.
d) When the sperm cell membrane comes in contact with the zona pellucida.
e) When the sperm head has penetrated through the zona pellucida.
Key: d
Topic Specification: General Embryology

5. The lining of the primary yolk sac is called:
a) Amnion.
b) Epiblast.
c) Somatopleuric extraembryonic mesoderm.
d) Chorion.
e) Heuser’s membrane.
Key: e
Topic Specification: General Embryology

6. Which of the following is a derivative of mesoderm?
a) Lens of eye.
b) Pituitary gland.
c) Mammary gland.
d) Enamel of teeth.
e) Cortex of suprarenal gland.
Key: e
Topic Specification: General Embryology

7. The largest bundle of commissural fibres in the brain is called:
a) Anterior commissure.
b) Posterior commissure.
c) Habenular commissure.
d) Corpus callosum.
e) Fornix.
Key: d
Topic Specification: Brain and Spinal Cord (Gross)

8. The inferior horn of the lateral ventricle extends into the:
a) Frontal lobe of cerebral hemisphere.
b) Temporal lobe of cerebral hemisphere.
c) Occipital lobe of cerebral hemisphere.
d) Diencephalon.
e) Midbrain.
Key: b
Topic Specification: Brain and Spinal Cord (Gross)

9. Tectum is a part of:
a) Diencephalon.
b) Midbrain.
c) Pons.
d) Medulla oblongata.
e) Cerebellum.
Key: b
Topic Specification: Brain and Spinal Cord (Gross)

10. In each posterior gray column of the spinal cord, the group of neurons lying just anterior to the substantia gelatinosa is called:
a) Nucleus dorsalis.
b) Nucleus proprius.
c) Visceral afferent nucleus.
d) Accessory nucleus.
e) Lumbosacral nucleus.
Key: b
Topic Specification: Brain and Spinal Cord (Gross)

11. Which of the following structures take part in the formation of the roof of 4th ventricle of brain?
a) Superior colliculi.
b) Inferior colliculi.
c) Pineal body.
d) Superior medullary velum.
e) Facial colliculus.
Key: d
Topic Specification: Brain and Spinal Cord (Gross)

12. The primary motor area is located on the:
a) Precentral gyrus.
b) Postcentral gyrus.
c) Middle frontal gyrus.
d) Superior temporal gyrus.
e) Middle temporal gyrus.
Key: a
Topic Specification: Brain and Spinal Cord (Gross)

13. Which of the following cell components is not surrounded by a membrane?
a) Lysosomes.
b) Microbodies.
c) Mitochondria.
d) Nucleus.
e) Nucleolus.
Key: e
Topic Specification: General Histology

14. An example of the stratified squamous non-keratinized epithelium is constituted by the lining epithelium of:
a) Trachea.
b) Urinary bladder.
c) Oesophagus.
d) Stomach.
e) Conjunctiva.
Key: c
Topic Specification: General Histology

15. Production of antibodies is the function of:
a) Fibroblasts.
b) Plasma cells.
c) Histiocytes.
d) Mast cells.
e) Fat cells.
Key: b
Topic Specification: General Histology

16. The connective tissue covering of a skeletal muscle fasciculus is called:
a) Glycocalyx.
b) Perineurium.
c) Perimysium.
d) Endomysium.
e) Periosteum.
Key: c
Topic Specif ication: General Histology

17. The cortex of a lymph node contains:
a) Lymphatic nodules.
b) Cords of Billroth.
c) Periarterial lymphatic sheaths.
d) Venous sinuses.
e) Hassal’s corpuscles.
Key: a
Topic Specification: General Histology

18. Which of the following cell types performs a phagocytic function in the epidermis?
a) Merkel cells.
b) Langerhans cells.
c) Keratinocytes.
d) Melanocytes.
e) Monocytes.
Key: b
Topic Specification: General Histology

19. The intercalated ducts of the salivary glands are lined by:
a) Tall columnar epithelium.
b) Low cuboidal epithelium.
c) Simple squamous epithelium.
d) Stratified squamous epithelium.
e) Stratified cuboidal epithelium.
Key: b
Topic Specification: Special Histology

20. Von-Ebner’s glands are found:
a) On the soft palate.
b) On the lips.
c) On the cheeks.
d) On the tongue.
e) In the wall of oesophagus.
Key: d
Topic Specification: Special Histology

21. The oesophagus is lined by:
a) Simple columnar epithelium.
b) Simple cuboidal epithelium.
c) Simple squamous epithelium.
d) Stratified squamous keratinized epithelium.
e) Stratified squamous non-keratinized epithelium.
Key: e
Topic Specification: Special Histology

22. The muscles of the tongue are derived from;
a) Myotomes of cervical somites.
b) 1st pharyngeal arch mesenchyme.
c) 2nd pharyngeal arch mesenchyme.
d) Preotic myotomes.
e) Myotomes of occipital somites.
Key: e
Topic Specification: Special Embryology

23. Which of the following muscles is a derivative of the third pharyngeal arch?
a) Mylohyoid.
b) Tensor tympani.
c) Stylohyoid.
d) Stylopharyngeus.
e) Cricothyroid.
Key: d
Topic Specification: Special Embryology

24. Incomplete fusion of the two medial nasal swellings results in the production of:
a) Oblique facial cleft.
b) Median cleft of upper lip.
c) Lateral cleft of upper lip.
d) Macrostomia.
e) Microstomia.
Key: b
Topic Specification: Special Embryology

25. The medial one third of the superior nuchal line gives origin to:
a) Splenius capitus.
b) Trapezius.
c) Sternocleidomastoid.
d) Semispinalis capitus.
e) Occipital belly of occipitofrontalis.
Key: b
Topic Specification: Gross Anatomy of Head and Neck

26. Which of the following structures passes through the mandibular foramen?
a) Inferior alveolar nerve.
b) Mandibular nerve.
c) Lingual nerve.
d) Mylohyoid nerve.
e) Hypoglossal nerve.
Key: a
Topic Specification: Gross Anatomy of Head and Neck

27. The superficial temporal and maxillary veins join to form:
a) Posterior auricular vein.
b) External jugular vein.
c) Retromandibular vein.
d) Internal jugular vein.
e) Angular vein.
Key: c
Topic Specification: Gross Anatomy of Head and Neck

28. The medial branch of the dorsal ramus of C2 spinal nerve is known as:
a) Great auricular nerve.
b) Greater occipital nerve.
c) Lesser occipital nerve.
d) Auriculotemporal nerve.
e) Posterior auricular nerve.
Key: b
Topic Specification: Gross Anatomy of Head and Neck

29. The skin of the angle of mandible is supplied by:
a) Auriculotemporal nerve.
b) Mental nerve.
c) Infra-orbital nerve.
d) Great auricular nerve.
e) Zygomaticotemporal nerve.
Key: d
Topic Specification: Gross Anatomy of Head and Neck

30. The deep facial vein connects the facial vein to:
a) Cavernous sinus.
b) Pterygoid venous plexus.
c) Internal jugular vein.
d) Maxillary vein.
e) Superior ophthalmic vein.
Key: b
Topic Specification: Gross Anatomy of Head and Neck

31. The investing layer of deep cervical fascia splits to enclose:
a) Thyroid gland.
b) Hyoid bone.
c) Arch of aorta.
d) Parotid gland.
e) Submandibular gland.
Key: d
Topic Specification: Gross Anatomy of Head and Neck

32. Which of the following muscles lies in the floor of the posterior
triangle of neck?
a) Scalenus anterior.
b) Scalenus medius.
c) Sternocleidomastoid.
d) Trapezius.
e) Sternohyoid.
Key: b
Topic Specification: Gross Anatomy of Head and Neck

33. The posteromedial surface of the parotid gland is related to:
a) Masseter.
b) Ramus of mandible.
c) Temporomandibular joint.
d) Styloid process.
e) Branches of the facial nerve.
Key: d
Topic Specification: Gross Anatomy of Head and Neck

34. The postganglionic secretomotor fibres reach the parotid gland through the:
a) Glossopharyngeal nerve.
b) Greater petrosal nerve.
c) Lesser petrosal nerve.
d) Great auricular nerve.
e) Auriculotemporal nerve.
Key: e
Topic Specification: Gross Anatomy of Head and Neck

35. The sensory root of the facial nerve is known as:
a) Chorda tympani.
b) Nervous intermedius.
c) Lesser petrosal nerve.
d) Greater petrosal nerve.
e) Nerve of pterygoid canal.
Key: b
Topic Specification: Gross Anatomy of Head and Neck

36. Which of the following is a deep (medial) relation of the lateral pterygoid muscle?
a) Ramus of mandible.
b) Maxillary artery.
c) Sphenomandibular ligament.
d) Superior pharyngeal constrictor.
e) Stylopharyngeus.
Key: c
Topic Specification: Gross Anatomy of Head and Neck

37. Which of the following muscles assists in the elevation of the mandible?
a) Lateral pterygoid.
b) Medial pterygoid.
c) Digastric.
d) Genohyoid.
e) Mylohyoid.
Key: b
Topic Specification: Gross Anatomy of Head and Neck

38. The taste sensation from the posterior one-third of the tongue is carried by:
a) Chorda tympani.
b) Lingual nerve.
c) Hypoglossal nerve.
d) Glossopharyngeal nerve.
e) Inferior alveolar nerve.
Key: d
Topic Specification: Gross Anatomy of Head and Neck

39. The lymphatics of the palantine tonsil drain into:
a) Postauricular lymph nodes.
b) Occipital lymph nodes.
c) Reteropharyngeal lymph nodes.
d) Jugulodigastric lymph nodes.
e) Jugulo-omohyoid lymph nodes.
Key: d
Topic Specification: Gross Anatomy of Head and Neck

40. Which of the following is a branch of the maxillary nerve?
a) Zygomaticotemporal.
b) Supratrochlear.
c) Infratrochlear.
d) External nasal.
e) Buccal.
Key: a
Topic Specification: Gross Anatomy of Head and Neck

41. The lymphatics from the tip of the tongue drain into:
a) Submandibular lymph nodes.
b) Submental lymph nodes.
c) Parotid lymph nodes.
d) Jugulodigastric lymph nodes.
e) Jugulo-omohyoid lymph nodes.
Key: b
Topic Specification: Gross Anatomy of Head and Neck

42. The lateral wall of the infratemporal fossa is formed by:
a) Lateral pterygoid plate.
b) Tensor palatini muscle.
c) Zygomatic arch.
d) Ramus of mandible.
e) Carotid sheath.
Key: d
Topic Specification: Gross Anatomy of Head and Neck

43. The posterior auricular nerve is a branch of:
a) Chorda tympani.
b) Great auricular.
c) Facial.
d) Auriculotemporal.
e) Accessory.
Key: c
Topic Specification: Gross Anatomy of Head and Neck

44. The medial surface of the thyroid lobe is related to:
a) Longus colli.
b) Superior pharyngeal constrictor.
c) Carotid sheath.
d) Recurrent laryngeal nerve.
e) Sympathetic trunk.
Key: d
Topic Specification: Gross Anatomy of Head and Neck

45. The superior meatus of nose contains the opening of:
a) Anterior ethmoidal air cells.
b) Middle ethmoidal air cells.
c) Posterior ethmoidal air cells.
d) Maxillary air sinus.
e) Frontal air sinus.
Key: c
Topic Specification: Gross Anatomy of Head and Neck