At what level of the spine is the most superior part of the heart?

What is the outer most layer (connective tissue) of the heart called?

The tube that carries urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder is called:

During a physical exam you would examine the ___ to examine the kidneys

A 30 year old patient comes into your clinic and you measure their blood pressure. What does the first number mean (Systole)?

A 50 year old woman comes in with a swollen lymph node on her right axillary area, where does this lymph node drain to?

What type of cell junctions determine the permeability of blood vessels between the endothelial cells?

You just had dinner, and your GI tract absorbs the nutrients from the food, where do the nutrients first go to?

During lung development the wall of the lung is made from

Your patient had to have the lingula part of the left lung removed. What bronchopulmonary segment was removed?

You take a deep breath and then exhale to begin your test on Monday. What happens during your quiet expiration?

A 67-year-old woman is diagnosed with breast cancer. She is fully alert and very spe­ cifically both verbally and in writing tells you that she does not want to have surgery on her breast to remove the tumor. She fully understands her condition and treatment options. This is a decision her husband and son both disagree with. Over the next several weeks the patient becomes confused and loses the capacity to understand the details of her medical care. The husband and son now approach you to perform the surgery.

A 70-year-old man is admitted to the hospital with endocarditis. At seven days of therapy the antibiotic order expires and you forget to reorder the medication for two days in the middle of a four-week course of intravenous antibiotics. There is no clini­cal deterioration and the antibiotics are restarted.

What should you tell the patient?

You are working at the desk in your hospital when another employee of the hospital asks for information about a patient who was admitted last night with a pulmonary embolus secondary to cancer. You know the details of the case. The person request­ ing the information states that he is a close friend and co-worker of your patient. He shows you proper identification proving he really is a co-worker of your patient who also works in the hospital.

Which of the following is the most appropriate response to this request?

A pharmaceutical company develops a new HIV vaccine that is effective for use in all persons over the age of 18. What impact will this vaccine have on the incidence and prevalence of HIV on the general population in the United States?

A man comes in to the ER following a motorcycle accident. X-rays show that he has fractured his left 10 and 11th ribs. What organ could have potential damage?

A child comes in with excessively large bone structure and is diagnosed with Gigantism. What is the correct hormone and structure related with this disease?

Which male reproductive organ is similar to the ovary in producing gametes and sex hormones?