03-10-2015, 09:54 AM
A 35 year old was rushed to the hospital after been hit by stray bullets in the upper chest area. Lateral chest x-ray done at the emergency reveals a pellet of the bullet at the superior mediastinum. Which of the following structure is likely to be affected in this injury?
a.descending aorta
b.ascending aorta
c.pericardium
A 17 year old boy is taken to the emergency department because he has developed severe abdominal pain. The pain began abruptly several hours previously, and was felt initially in the periumbulical region, but later shifted to the right lower quadrant. The boy had initially felt somewhat nauseous, but this has passed. On physical examination he is noted to have localized pain in the right iliac fossa and to be running a low grade fever. The organ most likely involved in this case receives blood supply from which of the following artery?
a.ileocolic artery
b.middle colic artery
c. left colic artery
d.right colic artery
e.superior rectal artery
a.descending aorta
b.ascending aorta
c.pericardium
A 17 year old boy is taken to the emergency department because he has developed severe abdominal pain. The pain began abruptly several hours previously, and was felt initially in the periumbulical region, but later shifted to the right lower quadrant. The boy had initially felt somewhat nauseous, but this has passed. On physical examination he is noted to have localized pain in the right iliac fossa and to be running a low grade fever. The organ most likely involved in this case receives blood supply from which of the following artery?
a.ileocolic artery
b.middle colic artery
c. left colic artery
d.right colic artery
e.superior rectal artery