Sample Cardiopulmonary Anatomy Questions

Below are types of questions you might expect to see on the first Applied Anatomy Exam.

1. What two layers of tissue define the boundaries of the pericardial cavity?
a. epithelial/epidermal
b. viseral plura/parietal plura
c. visceral pericardium/parietal pericardium
d. tunica media/tunica intima

2. The pericardium is the:
a. heart muscle
b. connective tissue surrounding the heart
c. cavity in which the heart resides
d. parietal pericardium

3. The mitral value:
a. is a component of the 'right heart'
b. is a component of the 'left heart'
c. has three valve cusps
d. has two valve cusps
e. a & c
f. b & d

4. What is the innervation of the costal pluera?
a. phrenic nerve
b. vagus nerve
c. intercostal nerves
d. lateral costal nerve

5. What maintains the patency of the lumen of the upper portions of the lower airway?
a. cartilaginous rings
b. trachialis muscle
c. smooth muscle
d. a wing and a prayer

6. Tertiary bronchi conduct directly air to:
a. lungs
b. lobes
c. bronchopulmonary segments
d. alveoli

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