PLE Category: Anatomy

PLE-518

Which of the following muscles is not responsible for dorsiflexing the foot?

PLE-519

The gastric mucosa is lined by which epithelium?

PLE-512

Which of the following muscles is not affected when a patient suffers an Achilles tendon rupture?

PLE-513

During parotidectomy, the main trunk of the facial nerve was accidentally lacerated. Which of the following muscles will be affected?

PLE-514

Into which recess does the nasolacrimal duct drain?

PLE-515

Which nucleus is the most important source of norepinephrine in the cerebral cortex?

PLE-516

A 30-year-old man was allegedly stabbed in his right chest by an unknown assailant as he was going to his car parked 2 blocks away from the bar where he sings. On physical examination, the patient is unable to raise his right arm above the horizontal, with winging of his right scapula. Which of the following nerves is most likely affected?

PLE-510

What is the most commonly injured rotator cuff muscle?

PLE-511

Which segments of the brachial plexus would have contributed to the nerve that is damaged, resulting in the woman’s inability to spread and extend her fingers, with noted clawing of the ring and little fingers?