Gross Anatomy — Flashcards

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

Answer: Vertebral bodies

Flashcard 182: Which branch of the celiac trunk supplies the distal esophagus and the lesser curvature of the stomach?

Answer: Left gastric artery

Flashcard 183: Is the external iliac artery intraperitoneal, extraperitoneal, or retroperitoneal?_____

Answer: Retroperitoneal

Flashcard 184: 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 185: 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 186: Biceps tendon injury and rupture typically occur following sudden extension of a _____ elbow while contracting the biceps

Answer: flexed

Flashcard 187: Which sympathetics innervate the regions of the hindgut? _____

Answer: Lumbar splanchnics (L1 - L2)

Flashcard 188: The outermost layer of the gut wall is the _____ (when intraperitoneal)

Answer: serosa

Flashcard 189: Aging of the heart eventually results in the ventricular septum acquiring a _____ shape

Answer: sigmoid

Flashcard 190: The _____ esophageal sphincter prevents air from entering the esophagus

Answer: upper