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The structure indicated by arrow 1 in Fig. 1-2 is which of the following vessels?

  1. brachiocephalic artery
  2. left brachiocephalic vein
  3. left common carotid artery
  4. right brachiocephalic vein
  5. superior vena cava

Answer(s): D

Explanation:

Remember that in viewing axial or transverse CT scans through the body, the right side of the patient is to your left and the left side to your right. In other words, the feet of the patient are toward you and the head away from you. The back of the patient is at the bottom of the image and the front of the patient toward the top. Directional terms are always in reference to the patient. The insert at the bottom right indicates the level of the section. Arrow 1 indicates the right brachiocephalic vein. The left brachiocephalic vein (choice B) is seen as the elongated structure immediately posterior to the manubrium of the sternum and to the left of the right brachiocephalic vein. Immediately posterior to the left brachiocephalic vein is the brachiocephalic artery (choice A, arrow 2). To the left of the latter are the left common carotid artery (choice C) and the left subclavian artery (arrow 3). The superior vena cava (choice E) is not seen at this level because the right and left brachiocephalic veins are still separate.



A 4-month-old male infant is brought to the clinic because of excessive noisy respiration. On examination, the infant is within the normal range of growth, appears healthy, and does not show respiratory distress. Phonation is normal, along with head and neck examination findings. However, the child displays stridor (highpitched breathing sound) on inspiration, accentuated in the supine position. The parents report that the same stridor is heard during feeding or when the child is agitated. The attending physician places the child in the prone position and the stridor is relieved. To confirm, she holds the child in a neck extended position, which also relieves the stridor. An endoscopic laryngeal examination reveals bulky arytenoids cartilages and the diagnosis of laryngomalacia is established. During development, the arytenoids cartilages arise from which of the following?

  1. first pharyngeal arch
  2. second pharyngeal arch
  3. third pharyngeal arch
  4. fifth pharyngeal arch
  5. sixth pharyngeal arch

Answer(s): E

Explanation:

The arytenoid cartilages arise as swellings from the sixth pharyngeal (branchial) arch at 32 days of gestation. They are located between the caudal end of the hypobranchial eminence and the cranial end of the laryngotracheal tube. The swellings will grow cranially to form the arytenoids and corniculate cartilages along with the primitive aryepiglottic folds. In laryngomalacia, the bulky arytenoids cartilages prolapsed anteromedially on inspiration, resulting in stridor. The first (choice A), second (choice B), and third (choice C) pharyngeal arches do not participate in the development of laryngeal cartilages. The fifth (choice D) pharyngeal arch remains rudimentary and does not give rise to any adult structure.



A newborn infant suffers from cyanotic heart disease caused by transposition of the great arteries (TGA). In this situation, the aorta arises from which of the following structures?

  1. ductus arteriosus
  2. left atrium
  3. left ventricle
  4. right atrium
  5. right ventricle

Answer(s): E

Explanation:

In TGA, the aorta arises from the right ventricle and the pulmonary trunk arises from the left ventricle (choice C). This is the reverse of the normal situation and gives rise to the cyanotic condition in the newborn. The large arteries arise from the truncus arteriosus in the developing heart and thus could not develop from the atria (choices B and D), which are formed from the sinus venosus. The truncus arteriosus and the sinus venosus are at opposite ends of the heart. The ductus arteriosus (choice A) is the vessel that shunts oxygenated blood from the pulmonary trunk to the arch of the aorta in the fetus. It does not give rise to the aorta.



About 75% of the blood supply of the spinal cord is derived from the anterior spinal artery. This artery arises from which of the following?

  1. artery of Adamkiewicz
  2. basilar artery
  3. internal carotid artery
  4. posterior inferior cerebellar artery
  5. vertebral artery

Answer(s): E

Explanation:

At the level of the foramen magnum, the bilateral vertebral arteries supply a medial branch each and they combine to form the anterior spinal artery. As the anterior spinal artery continues caudally, it is supplied by radicular arteries arising from the aorta and its branches. The artery of Adamkiewicz (choice A) is the largest radicular artery (arteria radicularis magna), frequently arising from a segmental branch of the thoracic aorta at the level of T10. The basilar artery (choice B) is formed by the joining of the vertebral arteries superior to the foramen magnum and thus does not provide blood supply to the spinal cord. Its branches supply the brainstem. The internal carotid artery (choice C) supplies the orbit via its ophthalmic branch and the brain by its anterior and middle cerebral branches. The posterior inferior cerebellar artery (choice D) is a branch of the vertebral artery, providing vascular supply to the medulla oblongata and the inferior aspect of the cerebellum.






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