After a 27-year-old man’s car was broadsided by a large truck, he is brought to the emergency department with multiple fractures of the transverse processes of the cervical and upper thoracic vertebrae. Which of the following muscles might be affected?
After having a tonsillectomy, a 58-year-old man with a long history of chewing tobacco use is unable to detect taste on the posterior one-third of his tongue. Which of the following nerves has most likely been injured?
A young woman is brought to the emergency department after being mugged. She was stabbed in the shoulder after refusing to give her wallet to her assailant. If the stab wound lacerated the posterior humeral circumflex artery passing through the quadrangular space on the shoulder region, which of the following nerves might be injured?
A young woman presents to your clinic with a 3-month history of an enlarging mass in her right neck. She undergoes a CT scan that reveals a fluid-filled mass where the common carotid artery bifurcates. Which of the following is another structure that would be located at this level?
A young girl is brought to the hospital after a bicycle accident and possible pelvic fracture. While awaiting a computed tomography (CT) scan of her pelvis, a physician proceeds with a focal neurologic examination. In testing the child’s reflexes, which of the following nerves would carry afferent impulses of the cremasteric reflex?
A young girl with a tooth abscess from a longstanding infection suffers damage of the lingual nerve as it enters the oral cavity. Which of the following structures contain cell bodies of injured nerve fibers?
A young homeless teenager presents to the emergency department with high fever and low blood pressure. He had strep throat 2 weeks ago when seen in the free clinic; however, his parents could not afford antibiotic medication, and he did not take any. He now has an abscess in the auditory tube that is blocking communication between the nasopharynx and which of the following structures?
A young patient is unable to prevent anterior displacement of the femur on the tibia when the knee is flexed. Which of the following ligaments is most likely damaged?
A young singer at the local music theater visits her physician and complains of vocal difficulties. On examination, she is unable to abduct the vocal cords during quiet breathing. Which of the following muscles is most likely paralyzed?
A young toddler is evaluated by his pediatrician for chronic nosebleeds. He is referred to an allergist when it is determined that his nasal cavity is chronically dry because of a lack of glandular secretions. A possible etiology may be a lesion of which of the following structures?