A patient, whose foot has become numb from lack of circulation, may not have a _____ pulse.

What will be an ideal response?


dorsalis pedis

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Lifting up a glass to take a drink involves the elbow joint. Which of the following correctly characterizes that joint?

A) cartilaginous B) pivot C) diarthrotic D) biaxial

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Which of the following statements concerning musculoskeletal system development is true?

A. Myoblasts produce somites. B. Enlargement of muscles after birth is due to an increase in the number of muscle fibers. C. Ossification ends before birth. D. Skeletal muscles develop from crest cells. E. The vertebral column develops from somite-derived mesoderm.

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Open fractures of the cranial vault:

A) cause death due to increased intracranial pressure. B) are associated with a high risk of bacterial meningitis. C) typically cause lethal atrial cardiac dysrhythmias. D) are uncommonly associated with multisystem trauma.

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