Refer to Figure 1. Your patient slipped on the floor in his…
Refer to Figure 1. Your patient slipped on the floor in his bathroom and banged the posterior wall of his upper abdomen on the side of his bathtub. The doctors are concerned that internal bleeding in this region could impact the function of one of his endocrine glands. Using the anatomic model in this figure, what labeled location (A through L) would be closest to your patient’s injury? [a] What endocrine gland might have been injured? [b] Identify one hormone doctors could test for to confirm whether this gland is still functioning appropriately: [c]
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