101) The sternal angle is used to locate
A) the apex of the heart.
B) rib 2.
C) the cardiac sphincter of the stomach.
D) the bifurcation of the trachea.
102) The linea semilunaris on the abdomen
A) is the lateral groove made by each rectus abdominis muscle in lean people.
B) is a crescent spot where appendicitis pain is usually located.
C) represents the tendinous insertions of the subdivided rectus abdominis muscle.
D) is the edge of the external oblique muscle seen in coughing or straining individuals.
103) A deltoid injection is given
A) above the acromion.
B) lateral to the clavicle.
C) 5 cm below the greater tubercle of the humerus.
D) 2 inches above the most lateral bony landmark on the superior surface of the shoulder.
104) How do physicians diagnose a "Colles fracture" of the radius (fracture near the distal epiphysis) using surface anatomy?
A) They palpate the styloid process of the radius and find that it has moved proximally from its normal position.
B) They extend the forearm, place three fingers in the lateral dimple, and ask the patient to rotate the hand as if turning a doorknob.
C) They ask the patient to flex the forearm against resistance and then look for any bulges that formed.
D) They ask the patient to extend the thumb of the affected hand and to point it posteriorly, and then they look for the formation of a triangle on the back of the hand.
105) The thenar eminence is located at the
A) base of the little finger.
B) base of the thumb.
C) tips of the fingers.
D) bulges formed by the gluteal muscles (commonly known as the "cheeks").
106) To avoid damaging important structures in the lower limbs of infants, intramuscular injections are administered into the
A) gluteus maximus.
B) gluteus medius.
C) gluteus minimus.
D) vastus lateralis.
107) The lateral border of the cubital fossa is formed by the
A) brachioradialis.
B) pronator teres.
C) tendon of the biceps brachii.
D) median nerve.
108) In the neck, the hyoid bone can be felt
A) between the thyroid cartilage and the tracheal rings.
B) at the laryngeal prominence.
C) where the anterior surface of the neck changes from a vertical orientation to an almost horizontal orientation.
D) at the jugular notch.
109) The vertical groove in the center of the back is called the
A) supracristal line.
B) posterior median furrow.
C) linea semilunaris.
D) posterior axillary fold.
110) The midclavicular line is almost exactly the same as a
A) vertical line in the median plane.
B) line dropped straight inferiorly from the posterior axillary fold.
C) line extending straight superiorly from the mid-inguinal point.
D) horizontal line between the two clavicles.