Due to cardiac tamponade, a 71-year-old man is prepped for an emergency pericardiocentesis to draw off blood collecting in the pericardial cavity. At which of the following locations will a needle be inserted to perform the procedure?

A woman is diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer with lymph node involvement. Most of the lymphatic drainage of the breast passes to nodes in which of the following areas?

A CT scan confirms a patient has gallstones. She tells her attending doctor that following a meal, she experiences pain in her epigastric region that radiates to her back on the left side just inferior to her scapula. Which of the following nerves possess afferent fibers that convey the referred pain she is feeling?

Separation of the shoulder has the potential to damage the axillary nerve due to a compression injury.

Diverticula are small, bulging pouches commonly found in the esophagus and large intestine. If we were to pass an endoscope in either of these areas of the GI tract, we would see what appears to be holes. Under closer examination, we can see that these holes lead into pouches. If organic material gets trapped within the diverticula it can cause irritation and even an infection. Although it is extremely rare to see the formation of diverticulum in the esophagus, within the colon _____ of all Americans over 60.

A patient presents with pain over her dorsal wrist and the styloid process of the radius. The pain is exacerbated by flexing the thumb and adduction of the wrist. Inflammation of which of the following muscle(s) and their tendinous sheaths is most likely the cause of the pain?

A neuropraxia results in a partial or complete tear of a spinal nerve.

During a difficult vaginal delivery, the OBGYN decides to perform a posterolateral episiotomy to enlarge the vaginal opening. Which of the following structures will be incised during the procedure?

Blood is collected from the median cubital vein. A tourniquet is tied above the elbow to prevent blood from flowing from the median cubital vein into which of the following veins?

A patient who was suffering from gastric ulcers underwent a pylorectomy. Why was the pylorus removed?