First Professional MBBS Degree Examinations, August 2012
ANATOMY PAPER-2
Time:2 Hrs Total Marks:50
- Answer all questions
- Draw diagrams wherever necessary
1. A 4 year old child swallowed a shirt button. Since the child began to suffocate she was rushed to the hospital, where on x-ray examination,impaction of foreign body in the larynx was confirmed. Based on your knowledge in anatomy, answer the following questions.
Which is the narrowest part of the laryngeal cavity
Briefly describe the interior of larynx
Which muscle is known as the safety muscle of the larynx and why
Name the joints at which the muscles of larynx act and briefly mention the movements taking place at these joints
What anatomical structures in the midline of neck are encountered during surgical approach to trachea below isthmus of thyroid gland (1+3.5+1+2.5+2=10)
Short essay (3×5=15)
2. Anal canal
3. Spinal cord-gross anatomical
features, blood supply and vertebral levels of spinal segments
4. Inguinal canal-extent, boundaries,
contents and applied anatomy
Sort notes: (5×3=15)
5. Posterior triangle of neck
6. Lacrimal apparatus
7. Corpus callosum
8. Microscopic structure of palatine
tonsil
9. First branchial arch
Short answers: (3×2=6)
10. Enumerate the muscles of the
soft palate
11. Deep perineal pouch and its
contents
12. Derivatives of pre arterial
segments of midgut loop
Draw diagram: (2×2=4)
13. Horizontal section through
the abdomen at the level of L4 vertebra
14. Circle of Willis
