NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
FACULTY OF MEDICINE
DIVISION OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES
BACHELOR OF MEDICINE AND BACHELOR OF SURGERY DEGREE
PART 1 EXAMINATIONS
MBM 1201 : ANATOMY: PAPER II
DATE : JUNE 2013
TIME : 3 HOURS
Instructions to Candidates
Answer all questions on the answer booklet provided.
SECTION A (40 MARKS)
1. Describe the process of fertilization beginning with deposition of sperm in
in the vagina. (20)
2. Briefly, describe the gross anatomy of the duodenum. (20)
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SECTION B (60 MARKS)
3. A 17 year old boy was examined in the casualty department after being
stabbed with a kitchen knife. He was found to have a penetrating wound in the
right upper quadrant of the abdomen. Name all structures that could possibly
have been injured. (5½)
4. List four (4) functions and actions of the anterolateral abdominal muscles. (4)
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, 5. Use the diagram below to answer the questions (a) and (b)
Figure 1: Transverse section of the abdomen at the level of the foramen bursae
omentalis (Winslow’s foramen).
a. In your answer book, list the structures labelled A to M in the diagram above.
(6½)
b. Briefly, describe the following terms:
i. intraperitoneal organs,
ii. retroperitoneal (2)
c. Briefly, describe subperitoneal organs. (1)
d. Briefly outline the embryological development of the peritoneal cavity and its
viscera. (4½)
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FACULTY OF MEDICINE
DIVISION OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES
BACHELOR OF MEDICINE AND BACHELOR OF SURGERY DEGREE
PART 1 EXAMINATIONS
MBM 1201 : ANATOMY: PAPER II
DATE : JUNE 2013
TIME : 3 HOURS
Instructions to Candidates
Answer all questions on the answer booklet provided.
SECTION A (40 MARKS)
1. Describe the process of fertilization beginning with deposition of sperm in
in the vagina. (20)
2. Briefly, describe the gross anatomy of the duodenum. (20)
___________________________________________________________________
SECTION B (60 MARKS)
3. A 17 year old boy was examined in the casualty department after being
stabbed with a kitchen knife. He was found to have a penetrating wound in the
right upper quadrant of the abdomen. Name all structures that could possibly
have been injured. (5½)
4. List four (4) functions and actions of the anterolateral abdominal muscles. (4)
Page 1 of 5
, 5. Use the diagram below to answer the questions (a) and (b)
Figure 1: Transverse section of the abdomen at the level of the foramen bursae
omentalis (Winslow’s foramen).
a. In your answer book, list the structures labelled A to M in the diagram above.
(6½)
b. Briefly, describe the following terms:
i. intraperitoneal organs,
ii. retroperitoneal (2)
c. Briefly, describe subperitoneal organs. (1)
d. Briefly outline the embryological development of the peritoneal cavity and its
viscera. (4½)
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