24 MCQs in Anatomy for NEET PG
A 38-year-old man from Mumbai undergoes total thyroidectomy for multinodular goiter. Intraoperatively, the surgeon identifies the inferior thyroid artery and carefully dissects it to expose the recurrent laryngeal nerve. After ligation of the inferior thyroid artery branches, the surgeon notes that the parathyroid glands appear pale and ischemic. Which parathyroid gland(s) are at highest risk of ischemic injury following ligation of the inferior thyroid artery?
Which of the following is the embryological origin of the thyroid gland?
Which anatomical feature best distinguishes the right lobe of the thyroid gland from the left lobe?
All of the following statements regarding the blood supply of the thyroid gland are correct EXCEPT:
The blood supply to the thyroid gland is derived from which of the following arteries as the primary source?
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