PLE Category: Anatomy

PLE-486

Which nerve is suggested to be damaged by the finding of weakness in the ability to protract the scapula and difficulty raising the arm above the head in a 48-year-old woman diagnosed with Phyllodes tumor who underwent mastectomy?

PLE-487

A 55-year-old male sustained a motor vehicular accident resulting in a fracture of the 9th to 11th ribs on the left posterior side. His blood pressure is 80/50 mmHg, heart rate is 125 bpm, and respiratory rate is 22 cpm. What is the most likely injured organ?

PLE-488

In portal hypertension, which of the following veins will not engorge and is not a collateral circulation?

PLE-481

Which of the following is not included in the drainage of the thyroid?

PLE-482

What are the non-ciliated secretory cells called that randomly interrupt the ciliated epithelial lining of the bronchial mucosa?

PLE-483

A 52-year-old man was rushed to the ER after a car accident. He was noted to have clear fluid draining from his nose, which is apparently the CSF. The bone which is most likely fractured is the:

PLE-484

Which chamber of the heart is most likely enlarged when there is narrowing of the thoracic esophagus on a barium swallow?

PLE-485

Can damage to what indicate a condition where a 23-year-old male patient seen at a clinic cannot focus on near objects, but can move his eyeball normally and see distant objects clearly?

PLE-480

A 45-year-old male painter went up a ladder to paint the roof. However, he slipped and fell, suffering a straddle injury. Which of the following structures prevents the spread of urine inferiorly to the thigh in case of a ruptured penile urethra?