Question 1
A patient sustains a mid-shaft fracture of the humerus. Which nerve is most at risk of injury, leading to wrist drop and loss of extension at the wrist and fingers?
Correct Answer:
Radial nerve
Question 2
During an open inguinal hernia repair, the surgeon must protect the structures within the spermatic cord. Which of the following is NOT a normal content of the spermatic cord in the male?
Correct Answer:
Ilioinguinal nerve
Question 3
A surgeon ligates a vessel close to the lower border of the first rib. Which structure marks the point where the subclavian artery becomes the axillary artery?
Correct Answer:
Lateral border of the first rib
Question 4
A thyroidectomy is complicated by injury to the external branch of the superior laryngeal nerve. What is the expected clinical consequence?
Correct Answer:
Weakness of the cricothyroid muscle causing voice fatigue and loss of high-pitched phonation
Question 5
Which vertebral level corresponds to the transpyloric plane of Addison, an important surgical landmark for the pylorus, neck of pancreas and fundus of the gallbladder?
Correct Answer:
L1
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MRCS Part A Practice Questions - MRCS Part A (Intercollegiate Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons Part A) Exam

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