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Thoroughly answer one of the following questions for 70 points. Your answer must have a cohesive argument supported with historical evidence.  The 14th amendment promises equal protection before the law for all Americans. Sadly, as a nation we have not always lived up to that promise. From the end of the Civil War to the modern age give a broad survey of the challenges to equality in America and the steps taken by the government and by the people to overcome those challenges. Consider the forces of oppression as well as the forces of change. Discuss policies, major court cases, movements, and key leaders.   The US Federal Government has steadily grown is size, reach, and influence since the Civil War. Describe the major factors that led to this expansion and the political reactions to the growth of the federal government.   There has been much debate about America’s role on the world stage. Trace the evolution of the foreign policy of the United States from the end of the Civil War to the modern age. Consider major policy positions and changes, wars, imperialism, foreign trade, and the personalities of leaders involved in these processes.

Endometriosis accounts for 30-50% of infertility patients.

A patient with polycystic kidney disease is experiencing systemic hypertension. Which of the following would you prescribe to control the high blood pressure?

Cancer of the uterine cervix reaches an advanced stage and disseminates anteriorly. Which of the following structures is most likely to be involved in the spread of the tumor?

In the primate, ovulation occurs on which of the following days?

Estrogen, from a single large antral follicle, triggers a surge in _______ resulting in ovulation and the formation of the corpus luteum.

A 59-year-old man presents with deep epigastric pain. A CT scan of the abdomen reveals a pancreatic tumor that partially envelops a large artery. Which of the following arteries is most likely involved?

Uterine endometrium is the thickest at the end of the proliferative phase.

The dissemination of cancer cells from the left testis would enter the testicular veins and then first enter which of the following veins?

Clinically, inflammation in which of the following organs is least likely to present as periumbilical pain?