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preferable mode of learning, whether it was interesting, Results
challenging and thought provoking and other related Responses were taken from the first year MBBS
questions. Students were informed that the information students at Saveetha Medical College and Research
provided by them is for the research and evaluation Centre on the first Google form which contains
purpose only and will be kept confidential. The analysis questions on heart and lungs (Table 1). Responses were
of the perception of students were done. collected for each and every question.
Table 1. Questions asked on the topic heart and lungs.
Answer options
No. Questions
A B C D
The base of the lung separates the left Left lobe of Fundus of the Inferior vena
1. Oesophagus
lung from the liver stomach cava (IVC)
Suprapleural Mediastinal
2. The apex of the lung is covered by Parietal pleura Costal surface
membrane pleura
3. Right lung is divided into 3 lobes 2 lobes 1 lobe 4 lobes
The projection of the left lung below
4. Middle lobe Lingula Alveoli Bronchus
the cardiac notch is
5. Which lung is shorter and broader Right Left
Blood supply to the lungs Bronchial Internal
6. Musculophrenic Intercostal artery
predominantly from artery thoracic
2-5 Sympathetic
7. Sympathetic supply of lungs is from T6-T10 C3-C5 T2-T5
ganglia
8. Trachea divides at the level of T1 T5 T4 T3
Inhaled particles of foreign body tend to Right principal Left principal
9. Right lung Left lung
pass more frequently bronchus bronchus
Bronchopulmo-
10. Which are the surgical sector of lungs Root of lungs Hilum of lungs Bronchus
nary segment
Visceral
11. The area where the trachea bifurcates Carina Hilum Lingula
pleura
12. The pericardium is a Fibrous sac Fibroserous sac Muscular sac Serous sac
Breakdown of dorsal mesogastrium Costodiaphrag- Costomediastinal Transverse
13. Oblique sinus
forms matic resess recess sinus
Cardiac
14. Nerve supply to pericardium Phrenic Vagus Intercostal nerve
plexus
15. Apex of the heart is formed by Left ventricle Left atrium Right ventricle Left auricle
The inferior border of the heart extends Apex to left Apex to right
16. SVC to IVC Apex to IVC
from auricle atrium
The opening of coronary sinus is Eustachian Tricuspid
17. Thebesian valve Mitral valve
guarded by valve valve
Narrowing of valve orifice due to
18. Stenosis Pericarditis Fistula Block
fusion of cusps is
Internal Coronary Musculophrenic Descending
19. Blood supply to heart is by
carotid artery vessels artery aorta
Sympathetic nerves of the heart are Superficial Deep cardiac
20. T4-T5 T5-T6
derived from cardiac plexus plexus

Figure 1 shows about the percent of correct responses
obtained from the students on the online self-assessment 100,0
tool. This figure gives us an idea that most of the 90,0
students have found it really easy and helpful way of 80,0
learning. Most of the students have given the right 70,0
answers for all the questions. A very few students have 60,0
answered the incorrect one and this proves that most of Students correct responses, % 50,0
the students have found it to be a very easy way of 40,0
learning. 30,0
Responses were collected from the students about the 20,0
overall positive perception of them on this online self- 10,0
assessment tool. Majority of students agreed on using 0,0
this method of online assessment.
Table 2 shows the overall response of the students Number of question
towards the online assessment tool in form of MCQ’s in Figure 1. The percent of correct responses of the
Google form. students on each question.

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