Thorax Card Final Examination
Short Answer Question (SAQ)
A) Mediastinum :
1. Define Mediastinum.
2. Mention the subdivision of the mediastinum.
3. Write boundary & contents of posterior mediastinum.
4. Write boundary & contents of superior mediastinum.
5. What is mediastinal syndrome?
6. Short Note :
Posterior Mediastinum.
B) Heart :
1. Write down the blood supply of the heart.
2. Draw & Level interior of the right atrium.
3. Mention the relation of the base of the heart.
4. Draw & level the conducting system of the heart / Name the parts of
conducting system of the heart.
5. Mention the boundary and importance of transverse sinus.
6. What do you mean by cardiac dominance?
6. Short Note :
Fallot's tetralogy.
Conductive System.
Pericardial Sinus.
C) Lungs :
1. Define Broncho pulmonary segment. 2. Draw & level the Broncho pulmonary
segment of right & left lung.
3. What is hyaline membrane disease?
4. Mention the parts, blood supply and nerve supply of pleura.
5. What are the sites of aspiration of pleural effusion.
6. How respiratory membrane is formed?
7. What are the pleural recesses with clinical importance?
8. Short note :
Respiratory membrane.
Respiratory Unit.
D) Diaphragm :
1. Name the major opening with their vertebra levels and nerve supply of
diaphragm.
E) Esophagus :
1. Write down the constrictions of esophagus with level and artery supply of
esophagus.
2. Short note :
Oesophageal constructions.
F) Others:
1. Describe the formation, course & distribution of a typical intercostal nerve.
2. Write down the boundary and contents of typical intercostal nerve.
3. Mention the Boundary and contents of intercostal space.
4. What is bucket handle & pump handle movement?
5. Write down the venous drainage of posterior thoracic wall.
6. Describe the boundary of thoracic inlet.
7. Write about thoracic duct / Enumerate the course and termination of
thoracic duct.
8. Mention the clinical importance of azygos vein.
9. Short Note :
Thoracic duct.
Spinal Nerve / Intercostal nerve.
G) Explain anatomically & developmentally. How/ why??
1. Respiratory distress syndrome develops.
2. Broncho pulmonary segment is not a Broncho vascular segment.
3. Left ventricular wall is thicker than right ventricular wall.
4. Aortic opening of the diaphragm is osseoapponeurotic.
5. Venacaval opening is tendinous in nature.
6. SA node is called the pacemaker of the heart.
7. Right lung is more prone to infection.
8. Apical segment of lower lobe and posterior segment of upper lobe are
common sites for abscess.