| Front | The surgeon decided that a 35-year-old male patient must undergo an emergency appendectomy due to rupture of his appendix. A midline incision was made for greater access to the peritoneal cavity. The surgeon noted a 5-cm-long fingerlike pouch on the anterior border of the ileum about 60 cm away from the ileocecal junction. Such a pouch is a remnant of which of the following developmental structures? A. Omphaloenteric duct (yolk stalk) B. Branch of superior mesenteric artery C. Umbilical vesicle (yolk sac) D. Cecal diverticulum E. Umbilical cord |
| Back | A. Omphaloenteric duct (yolk stalk) |
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| Front | A 42-year-old woman is admitted to the hospital due to blood in her stools. Physical examination reveals no signs of inflammation, infection, or tumor. An endoscopic examination of the distal segment of the ileum reveals a lesion of the intestinal wall. Biopsy gives histologic evidence that the lesion contains gastric mucosa. Which of the following clinical conditions will most likely explain the symptoms and signs? A. Internal hemorrhoids B. External hemorrhoids C. Diverticulosis D. Meckel’s diverticulum E. Borborygmi |
| Back | D. Meckel’s diverticulum |
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| Front | A 55-year-old man is admitted to the hospital for an iliofemoral bypass. The operation is performed successfully and the blood flow between the iliac and femoral arteries is restored. During rehabilitation which of the following arteries should be palpated to monitor good circulation of the lower limb? A. Anterior tibial B. Deep fibular (peroneal) C. Deep plantar D. Dorsalis pedis E. Dorsal metatarsal |
| Back | D. Dorsalis pedis |
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