,Selective Anatomy
Prep Manual for Undergraduates
VOLUME II
Vishram Singh, MS, PhD(hc), MCPSI, FASI
Professor and Head, Department of Anatomy, Santosh Medical College, Member, Academic Council and Core
Committee PhD Course, Santosh University, Ghaziabad, NCR Delhi
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of the Anatomical Society of India, Member, Editorial Board, Acta Medica International,
Medicolegal Advisor, ICPS, India
Consulting Editor, ABI, North Carolina, USA
Formerly at: GSVM Medical College, Kanpur, King George’s Medical College, Lucknow, Al-Arab Medical
University, Benghazi (Libya), All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
,Table of Contents
Cover image
Title page
Copyright
Dedication
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Syllabus
1. Thorax
1. Thoracic cavity
Define thoracic cavity and give its boundaries and contents.
Write a short note on the thoracic inlet.
Enumerate the structures passing through the thoracic inlet.
Write a short note on the suprapleural membrane (Sibson’s fascia).
Describe the thoracic outlet in brief.
Enumerate the major (large) openings in the diaphragm and structures passing through them.
Write a short note on the cervical rib.
Enumerate the structures passing in front of the neck of the first rib.
Write a short note on the sternal angle (angle of louis).
Define intercostal space and enumerate its contents.
Give the origin, insertion, and actions of intercostal muscles in tabular form.
Give the direction of fibres of intercostal muscles.
Write a short note on the intercostal nerves.
Write a short note on a typical intercostal nerve.
Describe in brief the arterial supply of the thoracic wall.
Write a short note on the internal thoracic (mammary) artery.
, Give a brief account of the intercostal veins.
Give a brief description of mechanism of external respiration.
2. Mediastinum and pleura
Mediastinum
Define mediastinum and give its boundaries and major contents.
What are subdivisions of the mediastinum?
Write a short note on the superior mediastinum.
Write a short note on the anterior mediastinum.
Write a short note on the middle mediastinum.
Write a short note on the posterior mediastinum.
Pleura
Write a short note on the pleura.
What are the subdivisions of the parietal pleura?
Enumerate the sites where pleura extends beyond the thoracic cage.
What are the differences between visceral and parietal pleurae?
Write a short note on the pulmonary ligament and give its functional significance.
Define pleural cavity and pleural recesses and discuss their applied anatomy.
3. Lungs
What are lungs? Discuss their general features.
Give the brief account of fissures and lobes of the lungs.
Enumerate the difference between the right and left lungs.
Enumerate the main structures related to the mediastinal surfaces of the right and left lungs.
What is arterial supply of the lungs?
Define hilum and root of a lung.
Write a short note on root of the lung.
Enumerate the relations of the root of the lung.
Describe the bronchopulmonary segments in brief under the following headings: (a) definition, (b) characteristic features, (c) number of
segments in the right and left lungs, and (d) applied anatomy.
4. Pericardium and heart
Pericardium
Write a short note on pericardium.
Write a short note on the transverse sinus of the serous pericardium.
Write a short note on the oblique sinus of the pericardium.
Enumerate the contents of the pericardium.
Heart
Define the apex of the heart and the apex beat. Discuss the clinical significance of apex beat.
Describe the right atrium of the heart in brief under the following headings: (a) general features, (b) development, and (c) internal
Prep Manual for Undergraduates
VOLUME II
Vishram Singh, MS, PhD(hc), MCPSI, FASI
Professor and Head, Department of Anatomy, Santosh Medical College, Member, Academic Council and Core
Committee PhD Course, Santosh University, Ghaziabad, NCR Delhi
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of the Anatomical Society of India, Member, Editorial Board, Acta Medica International,
Medicolegal Advisor, ICPS, India
Consulting Editor, ABI, North Carolina, USA
Formerly at: GSVM Medical College, Kanpur, King George’s Medical College, Lucknow, Al-Arab Medical
University, Benghazi (Libya), All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
,Table of Contents
Cover image
Title page
Copyright
Dedication
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Syllabus
1. Thorax
1. Thoracic cavity
Define thoracic cavity and give its boundaries and contents.
Write a short note on the thoracic inlet.
Enumerate the structures passing through the thoracic inlet.
Write a short note on the suprapleural membrane (Sibson’s fascia).
Describe the thoracic outlet in brief.
Enumerate the major (large) openings in the diaphragm and structures passing through them.
Write a short note on the cervical rib.
Enumerate the structures passing in front of the neck of the first rib.
Write a short note on the sternal angle (angle of louis).
Define intercostal space and enumerate its contents.
Give the origin, insertion, and actions of intercostal muscles in tabular form.
Give the direction of fibres of intercostal muscles.
Write a short note on the intercostal nerves.
Write a short note on a typical intercostal nerve.
Describe in brief the arterial supply of the thoracic wall.
Write a short note on the internal thoracic (mammary) artery.
, Give a brief account of the intercostal veins.
Give a brief description of mechanism of external respiration.
2. Mediastinum and pleura
Mediastinum
Define mediastinum and give its boundaries and major contents.
What are subdivisions of the mediastinum?
Write a short note on the superior mediastinum.
Write a short note on the anterior mediastinum.
Write a short note on the middle mediastinum.
Write a short note on the posterior mediastinum.
Pleura
Write a short note on the pleura.
What are the subdivisions of the parietal pleura?
Enumerate the sites where pleura extends beyond the thoracic cage.
What are the differences between visceral and parietal pleurae?
Write a short note on the pulmonary ligament and give its functional significance.
Define pleural cavity and pleural recesses and discuss their applied anatomy.
3. Lungs
What are lungs? Discuss their general features.
Give the brief account of fissures and lobes of the lungs.
Enumerate the difference between the right and left lungs.
Enumerate the main structures related to the mediastinal surfaces of the right and left lungs.
What is arterial supply of the lungs?
Define hilum and root of a lung.
Write a short note on root of the lung.
Enumerate the relations of the root of the lung.
Describe the bronchopulmonary segments in brief under the following headings: (a) definition, (b) characteristic features, (c) number of
segments in the right and left lungs, and (d) applied anatomy.
4. Pericardium and heart
Pericardium
Write a short note on pericardium.
Write a short note on the transverse sinus of the serous pericardium.
Write a short note on the oblique sinus of the pericardium.
Enumerate the contents of the pericardium.
Heart
Define the apex of the heart and the apex beat. Discuss the clinical significance of apex beat.
Describe the right atrium of the heart in brief under the following headings: (a) general features, (b) development, and (c) internal
