PLE Category: Anatomy

PLE-620

A 22-year-old man receives a penetrating knife wound in the abdomen and is injured in both the superior mesenteric artery and the vagus nerve. Which portion of the colon would most likely be impaired by this injury?

PLE-616

A 22-year-old man injures his right arm in an automobile accident. Radiographic examination reveals a fracture of the medial epicondyle of the humerus. Which of the following muscles is most likely paralyzed as a result of this accident?

PLE-617

A 22-year-old man injures his right arm in an automobile accident. Radiographic examination reveals a fracture of the medial epicondyle of the humerus. Which of the following nerves is most likely injured as a result of this accident?

PLE-612

A 21-year-old man fell from the parallel bar during the Olympic trial. A neurologic examination reveals that he has a lesion of the lateral cord of the brachial plexus. Which of the following muscles is most likely weakened by this injury?

PLE-613

A 22-year-old man celebrating his birthday gets a little carried away with his friends and starts a bar fight. He is stabbed with a knife that severs the roots of C5 and C6 of the brachial plexus. Which of the following muscles is likely to be paralyzed?

PLE-614

A 22-year-old man developed a hernia after lifting heavy boxes while moving into his new house. During the repair of his resulting hernia, the urologist recalls that the genitofemoral nerve:

PLE-615

A 22-year-old man falls from the attic and is brought to the emergency department. Examination and radiogram reveal that the lateral longitudinal arch of his foot is flattened. Which of the following bones is displaced?

PLE-610

A 20-year-old young woman with a long history of irritable bowel syndrome presents for the possibility of surgical resection of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract where the vagal parasympathetic innervation terminates. Which of the following sites is most appropriate for surgical resection?

PLE-611

A 21-year-old college student receives a severe blow on the inferolateral side of the left knee joint while playing football. Radiographic examination reveals a fracture of the head and neck of the fibula. Which of the following nerves is damaged?