PLE Category: Anatomy

PLE-547

What is the structure that passes along the borders of the Simon’s triangle?

PLE-548

What type of epithelium lines the esophagus?

PLE-544

A 24-year-old male basketball player lands awkwardly from a rebound and feels that his right knee has hyperextended, bent inward, and popped. The knee becomes swollen over the next few hours. On physical examination, you note a positive Lachman test. The patient has suffered a tear in the ligament, which prevents what?

PLE-545

A 35-year-old male, known case of Pott’s disease, developed a psoas abscess. On physical examination, you noted that he had a 1+ patellar tendon reflex on the same side and he had difficulty walking. Which nerve is involved?

PLE-546

What is an example of the germinal epithelium of the ovary?

PLE-542

Ureteral stones are most likely to lodge at the narrowest part of the ureter, which is at the:

PLE-543

You were tasked to perform urethral catheterization on a patient prior to surgery. Can you please note the resistance in passing the catheter at the narrowest part of the urethra?

PLE-540

An infant was diagnosed with Erb-Duchenne palsy as a complication of a difficult delivery. The right limb was seen hanging limp, rotated medially, and pronated. Which of the following muscles is unaffected in Erb-Duchenne palsy?

PLE-541

A 55-year-old female, who is obese and has been diagnosed with bilateral knee osteoarthritis, has been using crutches for a year to assist with her mobility. She presents to you with a complaint of difficulty in abducting her right shoulder. Upon examination, you observe a loss of the rounded contour of the right shoulder and a lack of sensation in the lower half of the right deltoid. Which nerve is likely to have been affected?