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Heavy smokers that are afflicted with COPD become air retainers.  This means that they have difficulty getting air out of their lungs. This causes them to recruit muscles that are commonly only used during exercise for forced exhalation, and they get tired. Which muscle(s) will fatigue for the COPD patient?

This is a mixed function cranial nerve that is the major sensory nerve of the face.

Make a fist with your hand.  What muscle are you using to close your fingers into a fist?

Sciatica can cause leg pain and foot drop.  The problem can be associated with compression in the __________ nerve plexus.

You injured your chest while playing basketball.  Now it hurts every time you flex AND adduct your left arm.  Which muscle have you likely injured?

All of the following are a part of the quadriceps group EXCEPT: 

A pregnant patient comes to see you, complaining of lumbar back pain.  You suspect that they are suffering from:

If your patient had a pituitary tumor what organs/glands would NOT be DIRECTLY affected? (i.e. are not the target organs of pituitary hormones).  Select all that apply.

If a pregnant woman was in labor for 36 hours, and needed to birth her baby, her physician might give her an injection of ______ to aid the birthing process.

The potential long-term health consequences that can be associated with chronic, long-term stress are?  (Select all that apply)