Top 150+ Solved Upper Limb MCQ Questions Answer

a. brachial artery

b. median nerve

c. median cubital vein

d. superficial radial artery

e. radial nerve if brachioradialis is lateralised

a. it arises from both radius and ulna

b. is innervated by both median and ulnar nerves

c. the origins of the lumbricals arise from its tendons

d. it flexes the terminal phalangeal joints

e. radial nerve if brachioradialis is lateralised

a. lateral axillary nodes

b. subscapular nodes

c. pectoral nodes

d. parasternal nodes

e. infraclavicular nodes

a. only upper limb muscle supplied by all five segments of brachial plexus

b. arises by two heads

c. inserts via a bilaminar tendon

d. innervated by lateral pectoral nerve

e. contributes to boundaries of axilla

a. becomes brachial artery at lower border teres minor

b. axillary vein lies laterally to the artery

c. is divided into three parts by pectoralis minor

d. second part is clasped by the two heads of median nerve

e. gives off the superior thoracic artery from its second part

a. is the most powerful and bulky muscle of the forearm

b. arises from the common flexor origin

c. the tendon for the index separates in the forearm from the three other tendons

d. it gives rise to origin of four lumbricals

e. it is supplied by the anterior interosseous nerve and the ulnar nerve in a variable distribution

a. a wasting of the interossei

b. pointing index finger

c. ‘claw hand’

d. sensory loss over ulnar side of hand

e. inability to abduct the index finger

a. anconeus

b. brachioradialis

c. pronator teres

d. deep fascia of the forearm

e. bicipital aponeurosis

a. it is a synovial joint

b. the capsule of the synovial joint is attached to the radius distal to the annular ligament

c. the humeroulnar joint space communicates with the radioulnar joint space

d. the joint is supplied by musculocutaneous, median, radial and ulnar nerves

e. bicipital aponeurosis

a. long tendon of biceps is extrasynovial

b. subscapularis bursa communicates with joint cavity

c. innervated by medial pectoral nerve

d. branches of third part of axillary artery provide majority of blood supply

e. surface area of humeral head is about four times greater than that of glenoid fossa

a. flexor digitorum superficialis

b. ulnar artery

c. flexor digitorum profundus

d. median nerve

e. flexor pollicis longus

a. ulnar artery passes between two heads

b. forms medial boundary of cubital fossa

c. arises from common flexor origin

d. adducts radius

e. less powerful pronator than pronator quadratus

a. innervated by branch of musculocutaneous nerve to brachialis

b. “closed-packed” position is in extension

c. it is a compound synovial joint

d. radial collateral ligament consists of three separate bands

e. carrying-angle is about 160-170°

a. arises from all spinous processes from T8 and S5

b. known as the “boxers muscle”

c. innervated by the long thoracic nerve

d. derivative of upper limb myotomes

e. forms the superior border of the triangle of auscultation

a. tendon receives muscle fibres down to just above the wrist

b. tendon lies in a groove on the trapezoid

c. arises lateral to flexor digitorum superficialis

d. has median nerve ‘plastered’ to deep surface

e. tendon pierces flexor retinaculum