A 28-year-old carpenter sustains severe injuries of the pelvic splanchnic nerve by a deep puncture wound, which has become contaminated. The injured parasympathetic preganglionic fibers in the splanchnic nerve are most likely to synapse in which of the following ganglia?
A 28-year-old farmer falls on tractor blades and injures his groin. Several days later, he comes to the emergency department, and examination by a physician reveals that the urogenital diaphragm and bulbourethral glands are infected. The infected deep perineal space:
A 28-year-old baseball player whose head is hit by a high-speed baseball is brought to an emergency department. Physical examination and radiogram reveal fracture of the temporal bone and damage to the lesser petrosal nerve. Which of the following conditions could occur as a result of injury to the lesser petrosal nerve?
A 28-year-old cardiac patient with an irregular heartbeat visits her doctor’s office for examination. Where should the physician place the stethoscope to listen to the sound of the mitral valve?
A 28-year-old carpenter receives a crush injury to his metacarpophalangeal joint of the fourth digit (ring finger) while remodeling his neighbor’s porch. Which of the following pairs of nerves innervates the muscle that moves the injured joint?
A 27-year-old woman with the flu comes to an outpatient clinic. On examination, a physician diagnoses her with sinus and palate infection, and her uvula deviates to the left side on phonation. Which of the following nerves is injured?
A 28-year-old baseball player is hit on his forearm by a high-speed ball during the World Series, and the muscles that form the floor of the cubital fossa appear to be torn. Which of the following groups of muscles have lost their functions?
A 27-year-old singer visits an ear, nose, and throat (ENT) surgeon and complains of changes in her voice. A laryngoscopic examination demonstrates a lesion of the superior laryngeal nerve, causing weakness of which of the following muscles?
A 27-year-old woman experiences severe back pain from an automobile accident. A CT scan reveals that the L5 vertebral foramen is completely obliterated by a collapsed L5 laminae and pedicles. In this injury, which of the following structures is crushed?
A 27-year-old woman has an amenorrhea, followed by uterine bleeding, pelvic pain, and pelvic mass. Her obstetrician performed a thorough examination, and the patient was diagnosed as having an ectopic pregnancy. Which of the following organs is most likely to provide a normal site of fertilization?