THORAX ANATOMY QUESTIONS

CLASSIFICATION

I. PERICARDIUM AND HEART

10 MARKERS
17. Pericardium

• Layers, sinuses,
nerve supply, blood
supply, applied aspect.
(2+4+2+2)

18. Right atrium

• a) External features
b) Interior c) Blood supply
d) Applied aspects.
(2+4+2+2)

19. Coronary
circulation – Clinical
case based

• a) Identify clinical
condition
• b) Anatomical
basis of pain radiation
• c) Origin, course,
distribution of left
coronary artery (5)
• d) Cause of
condition (1)
• e) Branches of left
coronary artery (1)

20. Blood supply

• a) Arterial supply
b) Venous drainage c)
Applied aspects. (4+4+2)

5 MARKERS
70. Sinuses of
pericardium and
clinical relevance
71. Superficial
cardiac dullness –
interpretation
72. External and
internal features of
right atrium
73. Right coronary
artery – origin,
branches, area of
distribution (1+2+2)
74. Left coronary
artery – origin,
branches, area of
distribution (1+2+2)
75. Coronary
sinus – formation,
course, tributaries +
diagram
76. Venous
drainage of heart
77. Conducting
system of heart –
components
78. Development
of interatrial septum
79. Clinical
embryology – Atrial
septal defect
a) Development of
 affected structure
(3)
b) Embryological
basis (2)
80. Development
of interventricular
septum
81. Fallot’s
tetralogy
a) Components (2)
b) Embryological
basis (3)

II. GREAT VESSELS (ARCH OF AORTA,

10 MARKERS
21. Coarctation of
aorta – Clinical case

• a) What is
coarctation? (1)
• b) Cause of rib
notching (2)
• c) Relations of arch
of aorta (4)
• d) Branches of
arch (1)
• e) Development of
arch (2)

22. Arch of aorta

• a) Extension &
relations b) Location &
branches c) Development
d) Applied aspects
(4+2+2+2)
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5 MARKERS
67. Typical
intercostal nerve –
course, relations,
branches
68. Internal
thoracic artery –
course, relations
69. Superior
mediastinum –
boundaries,
contents
70. Thoracic duct
– course, relations,
termination (2+2+1)
71. Thoracic duct
– extent, length,
area of drainage,
termination
72. Superior vena
cava – formation,
relations,
termination
73. Azygous
system of veins
74. Arch of aorta
– extent, relations,
branches

III. MEDIASTINUM

10 MARKERS

None exclusive; covered within vessels

5 MARKERS
79. Posterior
mediastinum –
boundaries,
contents
80. Thoracic
esophagus –
relations, applied
aspects

IV. PLEURA AND LUNGS

10 MARKERS
23. Pneumothorax
– Clinical case

• a) Clinical
condition (1)
• b) Anatomical
basis of absent breath
sounds (2)
• c) Layers of cavity
(2)
• d) Extension (3)
• e) Nerve supply (2)

24. Pleura

• a) Parts b)
Recesses c) Nerve supply
d) Blood supply e) Applied
aspects (2+2+2+2+2)

25. Lungs

• a) External features
b) Mediastinal surface
 (R&L) c) Broncho-
pulmonary segments d)
Applied anatomy
(3+3+3+1)

26. Right lung

• a) External features
b) Root c) Relations on
mediastinal surface d)
Applied aspects
(3+2+3+2)

27. Lung
carcinoma – Clinical
case

• a) Clinical
condition, organ (2)
• b) Features &
relations (6)
• c) Blood supply (2)

28. Left lung

• a) External features
b) Root c) Relations on
mediastinal surface d)
Applied aspects
(3+2+3+2)

29. Right lung

• a) External features
b) Root c) Relations on
mediastinal surface d)
Applied aspects
(3+2+3+2)

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5 MARKERS
85.
Costodiaphragmatic
recesses – pleura +
clinical importance
86. Pleural
effusion – Clinical
case
a) Clinical condition
(1)
b) Anatomical basis
of dyspnea (1)
c) Blood supply &
lymphatic drainage
(3)
87.
Costodiaphragmatic
recess –
interpretation
88. Broncho-
pulmonary
segments of right
lung with applied
(3+2)
89. Broncho-
pulmonary
segments of left
lung with applied
(3+2)
90. Hilum of right
lung + illustration
91. Hilum of left
lung + illustration
92. Mediastinal
surface of left lung
+ diagram
93. Mediastinal
surface of right lung
+ diagram
94. Microscopic
structure of trachea
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V. GENERAL THORAX, VERTEBRAE,

10 MARKERS

None exclusive; included in above.

5 MARKERS
63. Events at
sternal angle +
clinical significance
64. Typical
thoracic vertebrae –
features
65. Typical
intercostal space –
boundaries,
contents
66. Inlet of thorax
– boundaries,
structures passing
through (3+2)
67. Development
of interatrial septum
68. Development
of interventricular
septum

Clinical cases are placed under