Primary FRCA Anatomy for An aesthesia Exam NEWET VERSION WITH COMPLETE 223 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERSACTUAL EXAM PREP Primary FRCA Anatomy for An aesthesia Exam NEWET VERSION WITH COMPLETE 22

Primary FRCA Anatomy for An aesthesia Exam
2026 -2027 NEWET VERSION WITH COMPLETE 223
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS\ACTUAL EXAM PREP 2026-2027

Understand applied anatomy relevant to an aesthesia, focusing on
airway, nervous system, cardiovascular, and regional techniques. (223
cards)
1
Q
Which structure passes through foramen rotundum?
ANSWERS
Maxillary nerve (V2)
2
Q
Which structures pass through foramen ovale?
ANSWERS


 Mandibular nerve (V3)
 Accessory meningeal nerve
 Lesser petrosal nerve
 Emissary vein
3
Q
Which structures pass through foramen spinosum?
ANSWERS

,  Middle meningeal artery & vein
 Meningeal branch of mandibular nerve (CN V3)
4
Q
Which structures pass through foramen lacerum?
ANSWERS


 Meningeal branch of ascending pharyngeal artery
 Greater petrosal nerve
 Traversed partially by internal carotid artery
5
Q
Which structures pass through the auditory meatus?
ANSWERS


 Facial nerve
 Vestibulocochlear nerve
 Labyrinthine vessels
6
Q
Which structures pass through foramen magnum?
ANSWERS


 Medulla oblongata

,  Meninges
 Spinal accessory nerves
 Spinal arteries
 Dural veins
Spinal accessory nerve ascends through foramen magnum, then comes
out through the jugular foramen.
7
Q
Which structures pass through the cavernous sinus?
ANSWERS


 Internal carotid artery
 CN3, 4, V1 and V2
8
Q
Describe the innervation of the dura mater.
ANSWERS


Supplied by meningeal branches of all three divisions of the trigeminal
nerve and the first, second and third cervical nerves.
9
Q
What is a portal circulation?
ANSWERS


Begins and ends with capillaries.

, Examples: hepatic, adenohypophysis, placental, renal
10
Q
What are the determinants of intraocular pressure?
ANSWERS


 Internal:
 Arterial and venous pressure
 PaO2 and PaCO2
 Aqueous humour production and drainage
 Foreign bodies
 Extrinsic:
 Extraocular muscle tone (e.g. suxamethonium)
 Prone positioning
 Drugs
11
Q
Which drugs can be used to reduce intraocular pressure?
ANSWERS


 Beta-blockers (e.g. timolol): reduce humour production
 Prostaglandin analogues, cholinergics (e.g. pilocarpine): increase
drainage
 Ephedrine, alpha-2 agonists (e.g. brimonidine): both
12
Q