Thorax Anatomy practice questions
This section of the Saturn Medic Anatomy question bank covers 9 topics under Thorax: Cardiac Conduction & Great Vessels (90 questions); Clinical & Surface Anatomy (90 questions); Esophagus & Posterior Mediastinum (90 questions); Heart & Pericardium (120 questions); Neurovascular Anatomy (120 questions); Pleura & Lungs (120 questions); Pulmonary Vessels & Nerves (120 questions); Thoracic Cavity & Mediastinum (120 questions); and Thoracic Wall & Osteology (120 questions).
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Thorax Anatomy MCQs: mixed practice questions
Try 5 sample questions drawn from across Thorax. Tap an answer to check it.
The cardiac conducting system primarily carries impulses to:
From: Cardiac Conduction & Great VesselsCorrect answer: B. Its function is to carry impulses throughout cardiac muscle so the chambers contract in proper sequence.Pulmonary edema involves accumulation of fluid in the:
From: Clinical & Surface AnatomyCorrect answer: A. Pulmonary edema involves fluid accumulation in the lungs, including alveoli.The bulbus cordis forms the smooth part of the:
From: Heart & PericardiumCorrect answer: B. The bulbus cordis forms the conus cordis and aortic vestibule, the smooth ventricular outflow portions.The right superior lobar bronchus is called the:
From: Pleura & LungsCorrect answer: B. It is called eparterial because it passes above the pulmonary artery.The diaphragm is the principal muscle of:
From: Thoracic Cavity & MediastinumCorrect answer: A. Contraction of the diaphragm increases thoracic volume and decreases intrathoracic pressure.