A heavyset middle-aged insurance salesman, who doesn't exercise often, accepts his friend's invitation to a pickup basketball game. When attempting a jump shot, he falls to the ground in pain, grasping at the calf of his leg
There is an enormous bulge in his leg immediately below the popliteal fossa, and he is unable to plantar flex that foot. Most likely he has injured his ________ and the bulge is ________.
A) quadriceps tendon; his rectus femoris
B) patellar ligament; his fibularis longus
C) calcaneal tendon; his triceps surae
D) tibia; a previously undetected bone tumor
E) hamstrings; a large hematoma (blood clot)
C
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The middle cerebral peduncles connect the cerebellum to the
A. spinal cord. B. pons. C. medulla. D. midbrain. E. diencephalon.
The thirst center of the brain is located in the
A. hippocampus. B. hypothalamus. C. occipital lobe. D. pons.
The most superficial meningeal layer is the ________.
A. epidural sinus B. skull C. dura mater D. pia mater E. arachnoid layer
Lymph exits a lymph node via the ________.
A. efferent lymphatic vessels B. trabeculae C. cortical sinuses D. afferent lymphatic vessels E. lymphatic duct