PLE-930
During a breast examination of a 57-year-old woman, the physician found a palpable mass in her breast. Which of the following characteristics of breast cancer and its diagnosis is correct?
PLE Category: Anatomy
PLE-931
During a carotid endarterectomy of a 58-year-old man who suffered a stroke, the carotid sinus is damaged. A third-year medical student in surgical rotation notices that the injured structure:
PLE-927
An orthopedic surgeon ligates the posterior tibial artery at its origin. Which of the following arteries has no blood flow immediately after the ligation?Input: An orthopedic surgeon ligates the posterior tibial artery at its origin. Which of the following arteries has no blood flow immediately after the ligation?
PLE-925
An older man with prostatitis is seen at an internal medicine clinic. The seminal colliculus of his prostate gland is infected, and it’s fine openings are closed. Which of the following structures is/are most likely to be disturbed?
PLE-926
An oncologist is reviewing a CT scan of a 75-year-old man with newly diagnosed hepatocellular carcinoma. He locates the affected quadrate lobe of the liver that:
PLE-923
An older man with benign enlargement of his prostate experiences difficulty in urination, urinary frequency, and urgency. Which of the following lobes of the prostate gland is commonly involved in benign hypertrophy that obstructs the prostatic urethra?
PLE-924
An older man with prostatic hypertrophy returns to his urologist with another case of epididymitis. An acute infection involving the dartos muscle layer of the scrotum most likely leads to an enlargement of which of the following lymph nodes?
PLE-921
An older man is choking on his food at a restaurant and attempts by other patrons to dislodge the food bolus using the Heimlich procedure have failed. A retired anesthesiologist rushes to his table and prepares for emergent tracheostomy. She locates the manubrium of the sternum and recalls that it is free from articulation with which of the following structures?
PLE-922
An older man with a known large abdominal aortic aneurysm presents to the emergency department with acute severe and diffuse pain in his abdomen. The physician performing the evaluation considers mesenteric ischemia, a life-threatening disease, as a possible cause. Which of the following organs may be spared from ischemia in the presence of an occlusive lesion in the celiac trunk?
PLE-918
An automobile body shop worker in his late 40s has his middle finger crushed while working on a transmission. Which of the following muscles is most likely to retain function?