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Study of joints, ligaments, major blood vessels, nerves, veins and lymph nodes of fore limb
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Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
- What type of joint is the shoulder joint?
- A) Hinge joint
- B) Ball and socket joint
- C) Condyloid joint
- D) Pivot joint
Answer: B) Ball and socket joint
- Which nerve innervates the biceps brachii and brachialis muscles?
- A) Median nerve
- B) Ulnar nerve
- C) Radial nerve
- D) Musculocutaneous nerve
Answer: D) Musculocutaneous nerve
- What is the primary function of the suspensory ligament?
- A) Prevents hyperextension of the fetlock joint
- B) Limits extension of the digit
- C) Stabilizes the elbow joint
- D) Flexes the carpal joint
Answer: A) Prevents hyperextension of the fetlock joint
- Which artery supplies blood to the forelimb?
- A) Axillary artery
- B) Brachial artery
- C) Median artery
- D) Radial artery
Answer: A) Axillary artery
- What type of joint is the elbow joint?
- A) Ball and socket joint
- B) Hinge joint
- C) Condyloid joint
- D) Pivot joint
Answer: B) Hinge joint
- Which lymph node drains lymph from the distal forelimb?
- A) Axillary lymph node
- B) Cubital lymph node
- C) Superficial cervical lymph node
- D) Deep cervical lymph node
Answer: B) Cubital lymph node
- What is the function of the annular ligament of the radial head?
- A) Stabilizes the elbow joint
- B) Prevents hyperextension of the fetlock joint
- C) Allows rotation of the radius during pronation and supination
- D) Flexes the carpal joint
Answer: C) Allows rotation of the radius during pronation and supination
- Which vein is commonly used for venipuncture?
- A) Cephalic vein
- B) Accessory cephalic vein
- C) Brachial vein
- D) Median vein
Answer: A) Cephalic vein
- What type of joint is the metacarpophalangeal joint?
- A) Hinge joint
- B) Ball and socket joint
- C) Condyloid joint
- D) Pivot joint
Answer: C) Condyloid joint
- Which nerve innervates the flexor carpi ulnaris and part of the flexor digitorum profundus?
- A) Median nerve
- B) Ulnar nerve
- C) Radial nerve
- D) Musculocutaneous nerve
Answer: B) Ulnar nerve
True/False Questions
- The shoulder joint allows a wide range of motion.
Answer: True - The elbow joint is a hinge joint.
Answer: True - The carpal joint is composed of a single joint.
Answer: False - The suspensory ligament attaches to the proximal phalanx.
Answer: False - The axillary artery supplies blood to the thoracic wall.
Answer: True - The brachial plexus is formed by spinal nerves C6 to T2.
Answer: True - The cephalic vein runs along the caudal aspect of the forelimb.
Answer: False - The axillary lymph nodes drain lymph from the forelimb and thoracic wall.
Answer: True - The collateral ligaments stabilize the metacarpophalangeal joint.
Answer: True - The deep digital flexor tendon has a check ligament that limits extension of the digit.
Answer: True
Fill in the Blanks
- The __________ ligaments stabilize the elbow joint against lateral and medial forces.
Answer: collateral - The __________ ligament prevents hyperextension of the carpal joint.
Answer: palmar carpal - The __________ ligament attaches to the proximal sesamoid bones and prevents fetlock hyperextension.
Answer: suspensory - The __________ artery is the continuation of the axillary artery.
Answer: brachial - The __________ nerve innervates the extensor muscles of the forelimb.
Answer: radial - The __________ vein accompanies the median artery.
Answer: median - The __________ lymph nodes drain lymph from the proximal forelimb and neck.
Answer: superficial cervical - The __________ joint is a condyloid joint.
Answer: metacarpophalangeal - The __________ ligaments stabilize the interphalangeal joints.
Answer: collateral - The __________ ligament provides additional support to the shoulder joint.
Answer: coracohumeral