USMLE USMLE Exam
United States Medical Licensing Examination (Page 13 )

Updated On: 9-Feb-2026

Which of the following is not considered a major branch off of the femoral artery?

  1. Superficial pudendal arteries
  2. Deep external pudendal arteries
  3. Superficial circumflex iliac artery
  4. Deep circumflex iliac artery

Answer(s): D



Which of the following is not considered a tributary of the portal vein?

  1. Inferior mesenteric vein
  2. Splenic vein
  3. Left gastric vein
  4. Subclavian vein

Answer(s): D



Inside the cranial cavity the vertebral arteries form the ____ artery.

  1. Basilar
  2. Common Carotid
  3. MCA
  4. PCA

Answer(s): A



Pulse pressure (pp) is considered the _____.

  1. Difference between the systolic and diastolic pressure
  2. The sum of the systolic and diastolic pressure
  3. The inverse of the blood pressure
  4. Half of the systolic pressure

Answer(s): A



_____ nerves can be found joining the SA and AV nodes in the heart.

  1. Accelerator
  2. Phrenic
  3. Thoracic
  4. Gastric

Answer(s): A






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