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The “danger area” of the face is so defined because infection from that area may spread via venous blood to intracranial venous sinuses.  Which one of the following connecting veins will bring an infection directly from the angular branch of the facial vein that lies in this “danger area” to the cavernous sinus?    

Which of the following statements concerning the lungs or pleura is CORRECT?  

Which muscles are responsible for wrist adduction?  

A 33 year old female falls on an outstretched hand and has a fracture of the scaphoid bone. The fracture is most likely accompanied by a rupture of which of the following arteries?

A 49 year old woman is diagnosed as having a cancerous lump in her right breast. Lymph from this lesion primarily drains into which of the following nodes?   

A 65-year-old male presents with a severely painful rash and skin eruptions that are localized entirely on one side of his body.  The rash closely follows the dermatome of C7.  The man is diagnosed with “shingles” in which the herpes zoster virus has proliferated in which anatomical structure?  

A 49 year old woman is diagnosed as having a cancerous lump in her right breast. Lymph from this lesion primarily drains into which of the following nodes?   

A 65-year-old male presents with a severely painful rash and skin eruptions that are localized entirely on one side of his body.  The rash closely follows the dermatome of C7.  The man is diagnosed with “shingles” in which the herpes zoster virus has proliferated in which anatomical structure?  

An 85-year-old female suffers from a fracture that resulted in detachment of the greater tubercle of the humerus.  She is unable to initiate the first 15 degrees of glenohumeral abduction due to this injury.  Which one of the following muscles was affected by this injury?  

A 3-year-old boy presents with a clinically significant atrial septal defect.  This defect results from incomplete closure of the _______ and ______________.