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19.    You are tasked with taking a patient’s blood pressure using a cuff around the arm and placing the stethoscope over the cubital fossa. Which vessel are you listening to?A. Ulnar arteryB. Brachial arteryC. Radial arteryD. Basilic vein

21.    Compare the cubital fossa and the carpal tunnel. Which of the following is a shared characteristic?A. Both contain the median nerve.B. Both contain the brachial artery.C. Both are bordered by the flexor retinaculum.D. Both contain exactly ten tendons.

Which muscle is most likely contracting in the Rapunzel image above?A. biceps brachiiB. deltoidC. latissimus dorsiD. rhomboid

3.    A surgeon is operating on a diarthrotic joint. Which structural feature will they encounter during surgery?A. An epiphyseal plateB. A symphysisC. Articular cartilageD. The dense fibrous connective tissue of a suture

34.    Why would a patient with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome experience “thenar wasting” (atrophy of the thumb muscles) but maintain the ability to adduct the thumb? A. The adductor pollicis is innervated by the ulnar nerve, which does not pass through the carpal tunnel. B. The median nerve only carries sensory information to the thumb. C. The adductor pollicis is a muscle of the forearm, not the hand. D. The carpal tunnel only contains tendons, not nerves. 

30.    A patient presents with a herniated disc between the C7 and T1 vertebrae. Which nerve is most likely compressed? A. C6 nerve B. C7 nerveC. C8 nerve D. T1 nerve 

39.    What is the dura mater? A. It is the site where the spinal cord is most likely to be injured.B. It is a collection of spinal nerve roots that extend inferior to the end of the spinal cord. C. It is the outer layer of the meninges.D. It is the point where the spinal cord transitions from white matter to gray matter

32.    Compare the glenohumeral joint to the sternoclavicular joint. Which statement best describes their structural/functional relationship? A. The glenohumeral joint is more stable because it is the only bony attachment to the axial skeleton. B. The sternoclavicular joint is a ball-and-socket joint, making it the most mobile in the body. C. The glenohumeral joint sacrifices stability for mobility, relying on the rotator cuff and labrum rather than deep bony sockets. D. Both joints are classified as amphiarthrotic.

15.    At which anatomical landmark does the axillary artery change its name to the brachial artery?A. Inferior border of the teres major m.B. Lateral border of the 1st ribC. Medial border of the humerusD. The surgical neck of the humerus

20.    If a patient has completely lost sensation in their pinky finger (5th digit) but has normal sensation in their thumb, which nerve is most likely damaged?A. Median nerveB. Radial nerveC. Ulnar nerveD. Musculocutaneous nerve