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All of the following are true regarding the foot except: 

You are at a concert and you are tapping your foot to the beat of the music. Which is the primary muscle you are using to raise your distal foot off the ground, decreasing the angle between my dorsal foot and anterior shin? 

Which three muscles have an attachment site (origin or insertion) at the coracoid process of the scapula? 

Which of the following structures is at high risk of being damaged with a fracture to the surgical neck of the humerus?   Axillary nerve Ulnar nerve Posterior circumflex humeral artery  Anterior circumflex humeral artery Thoracoacromial artery Subclavian artery 

All of the following are true regarding the foot except: 

Which of the following is true regarding neurovasculature of the lower extremity?

A 14-year-old patient reports to the emergency room following a cycling accident where he fell off his bike and struck a tree with his arm.  X-rays show that this patient has a fractured humerus. The patient presents with significant weakness with elbow and wrist extension. Based on the patient’s motor weakness, you suspect that the fracture occurred in the region of which bony landmark of the humerus? (Hint: First ask yourself which terminal branch of the brachial plexus is likely affected.) 

Which of the following is true regarding the leg?

The pectoral girdle articulates with the axial skeleton only at the:

Which of the following is true about the bones of the upper extremity?