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| In fetal life, the function of the foramen ovale in the right atrium is similar to the function of the |
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| Viewed from the back, a line connecting the most superior points of the iliac crests will usually cross the spinous process of |
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| The broad yellow elastic tissue known as the ligamenta flava run between (connect) which of the following vertebral elements |
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| In the average adult, the spinal cord terminates at what vertebral level? |
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| two anatomical landmarks that used to determine McBUrney's point are |
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| pectoralis major muscle is removed during a radical mastectomy. which of the following muscles will best be able to compensate for its loss because it performs similar functions with approximately the same degree of power? |
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| during examination of a patient's upper extremity, you notice that the patient's right hand deviates radially every time he attempts to flex his wrist. assuming this is due to |
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| a significant upper extremity injury to a single nerve, which of the following actions would most likely be notably weakened? |
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| abduction and adduction of the non-thumb digits--> ulnar nerve innervates palmar interossei |
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| while in line-skating, Sue falls flat on her right shoulder and fractures the greater tubercle of the humerus. which of the following muscles would be LEAST affected by this injury? |
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| A construction worker gradually develops tingling over the tip of his left little finger and medial palm. with time, these areas on his left hand become numb. his physician informs him that one of the major nerves in his upper extremity is being compressed near the elbow. which of the following actions would you expect to be weaker on the left than on the right side of the patient? |
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| adduction of the non-thumb digits- lumbricals and palmar interossei innervated bny the ulnar nerve |
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