Anatomical Variations and Anomalies — Flashcards

Flashcard 51: Orbits are round with sharp margins in a _____ skull

Answer: female

Flashcard 52: The most dangerous type of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) is _____cardiac.

Answer: infra

Flashcard 53: Scaphocephaly involves the premature fusion of _____ suture

Answer: sagittal

Flashcard 54: Trigonocephaly involves the premature fusion of _____ suture

Answer: metopic

Flashcard 55: A patent _____ will cause umbilical discharge in the presence of straining

Answer: urachus

Flashcard 56: The skull of an Indian is _____

Answer: 'Caucasian with a few Negroid features'

Flashcard 57: When both the superior and inferior poles of the kidneys are fused, it is referred to as a _____

Answer: Pancake kidney (or Discoid kidney)

Extra: • **Horseshoe kidney**: Most common fusion anomaly; usually the inferior poles are fused. • **Pancake (Discoid) kidney**: Both the superior and inferior poles of the kidneys are fused, forming a ring-like or disc-like mass. • **Sigmoid (S-shaped) kidney**: A type of crossed-fused ectopia where the superior pole of the ectopic kidney is fused with the inferior pole of the other kidney.

Flashcard 58: Esophageal webs typically arise from the _____ wall

Answer: anterior

Flashcard 59: Branchial cysts are present most commonly at the _____

Answer: angle of the mandible

Flashcard 60: What is the most common anomaly of the 1st branchial arch?_____

Answer: Pre-auricular sinus