The following findings are observed during the physical examination of a patient: a right constricted pupil, a drooping right eyelid, absence of sweating over the right side of the face and vasodilation of the vessels in this region. The signs indicate injury to neurons, whose ganglionic sympathetic cell bodies are located in the:
The axillary nerve passes with the ________through the _____…
The axillary nerve passes with the ________through the _________space.
A 45 year old man is brought to the Emergency room after fal…
A 45 year old man is brought to the Emergency room after falling on his left arm. X-rays indicate a mid-shaft fracture of the humerus. He cannot supinate his forearm or extend the wrist joint. Which nerve was most likely damaged by the fracture?
The medial meniscus of the knee is attached to medial (tibia…
The medial meniscus of the knee is attached to medial (tibial) collateral ligament.
The ansa cervicalis provides muscular branches to all of the…
The ansa cervicalis provides muscular branches to all of the following muscles EXCEPT the _______.
The anterior tibial artery is accompanied along its course b…
The anterior tibial artery is accompanied along its course by the superficial peroneal nerve.
The tentorium cerebelli separates the cerebrum from the cere…
The tentorium cerebelli separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum.
Identify the innervation to this muscle.
Identify the innervation to this muscle.
A 60 yo, female truck driver comes in experiencing a sudden…
A 60 yo, female truck driver comes in experiencing a sudden onset of pain in the lower, left leg. The left distal leg is cold and pale while the toes in the left foot are deeply cyanotic. The doctor feels a pulse in a posterior tibial artery; however no pulse in the dorsalis pedis artery. Pulse, temperature and color are normal in the right leg. The doctor suspects a clot. Where could this clot be located?
Following a partial resection of a primary tumor of the ton…
Following a partial resection of a primary tumor of the tongue, a 76 yo man had no general sensation on the anterior 2/3 of the tongue. Which of the following nerves was involved?