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The anterior tibial artery is accompanied along its course by the superficial peroneal nerve. 

The tentorium cerebelli separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum.

Identify the innervation to this muscle. 

A 60 yo, female truck driver comes in experiencing a sudden onset of pain in the lower, left leg. The left distal leg is cold and pale while the toes in the left foot are deeply cyanotic. The doctor feels a pulse in a posterior tibial artery; however no pulse in the dorsalis pedis artery. Pulse, temperature and color are normal in the right leg. The doctor suspects a clot. Where could this clot be located?

 Following a partial resection of a primary tumor of the tongue, a 76 yo man had no general sensation on the anterior 2/3 of the tongue.  Which of the following nerves was involved?

A physician assistant passed a large bore needle through the cricothyroid membrane while establishing an emergency airway. In doing the procedure, the tip of the needle was passed directly posterior in the midline of the neck. If pushed too far and through the laryngeal cavity, the needle would then be stopped by the first structure that the needle hit after piercing the cricothyroid membrane which would be the _____________.

A young child comes to your office with complains of a 2 week history of severe coughing.  You suspect that the child has pneumonia and order a chest x-ray.  While you notice bilateral infiltrates that are suggestive of pneumonia, you also notice an additional finding, a medium-size mass that lies in the superior mediastinum and extends to the anterior mediastinum.  The radiologist states it is a normal structure.  What is the structure?

When examining a patient with left lower extremity weakness the APRN notes that the patient is able to move his leg against gravity with some resistance from the examiner. This is recorded as:

An 86 year-old female with a history of osteoporosis presents to the office for evaluation of fatigue and shortness of breath. The APRN examines the client and notes a spinal deformity. Which spinal deformity is most likely to be associated with impaired pulmonary function in this patient?

  A 56 year-old female comes to the clinic complaining of a change in the appearance of her breast. On  inspection the following is noted. How should this finding be reported?