A 43-year-old female presents to the clinic complaining of l…
A 43-year-old female presents to the clinic complaining of left jaw pain for the last 3 months. She has difficulty chewing her food due to this pain. Physical examination shows inflammation of the left temporomandibular joint that is disrupting the function of the nerve that passes through the petrotympanic fissure. Which of the following signs is the patient most likely to experience?
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An unconscious patient is transported to the hospital ER. Examination shows that his right pupil constricts when light is shined in the right eye, but does not constrict when light is shined in the left eye. On the other hand, his left pupil constricts when light is shined in the right eye, but not when light is shined in the left eye. Which one of the following structures is most likely damaged in this patient?
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Solve.From a 38-inch by 38-inch piece of metal, squares are cut out of the four corners so that the sides can then be folded up to make a box. Let x represent the length of the sides of the squares, in inches, that are cut out. a. Draw and label a diagram on your paper b. Express the volume of the box as a function of x.
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A patient suffering from chronic headaches and tenderness of the left cheek was determined to have polyps in the paranasal sinus indicated by the asterisk in the coronal CT image. Which paranasal sinus is indicated by the asterisk?
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Following a cerebrovascular accident (stroke), a patient is unable to depress her right eye when the right eye is fully adducted (i.e., she is unable to look down and in with the right eye). Which one of the following structures is most likely damaged in this patient?
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