PLE-21
A thoracic surgeon removed the right middle lobar bronchus, along with lung tissue, from a 57-year-old heavy smoker with lung cancer. Which of the following bronchopulmonary segments must contain cancerous tissues?
PLE Category: Anatomy
PLE-16
In a patient with portal hypertension, which of the following veins is most likely to be dilated?
PLE-17
A 2-year-old boy presents with pain in his groin that has been increasing over the past few weeks. He is found to have a degenerative malformation of the transversalis fascia during development. Which of the following structures on the anterior abdominal wall is likely defective?
PLE-18
During surgery, a pediatric surgeon is resecting a possible malignant mass from the liver of a neonate with cerebral palsy. The surgeon divides the round ligament of the liver. Which fibrous remnant of a fetal vessel is severed?
PLE-14
A 53-year-old man has difficulty with breathing through his nose. On examination, his physician finds that he has swelling of the mucous membranes of the superior nasal meatus. Which opening of the paranasal sinuses is most likely plugged?
PLE-15
An oncologist is reviewing a CT scan of a 74-year-old man with newly diagnosed hepatocellular carcinoma. He locates the affected quadrate lobe of the liver that:
PLE-12
Which of the following structures do not form the walls of the inguinal canal?
PLE-13
The hilum of the right kidney contains all of the following important structures, except?
PLE-8
A surgeon is about to make an incision through the fundus of the stomach. Which of the following requires clamping to prevent bleeding?
PLE-9
Kiesselbach’s plexus is a vascular anastomosis on the anterior part of the nose. Juan dela Cruz damaged this plexus while picking his nose. Which of the following is least likely to contribute to the epistaxis?