Integumentary system — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: Splenic lacerations can irritate the _____ nerve

Answer: phrenic

Flashcard 2: What are the roots of the phrenic nerve? _____

Answer: C3, C4, C5

Flashcard 3: Which lymph node cluster drains the skin above the umbilicus? _____

Answer: Axillary

Flashcard 4: Which artery passes posterior to the first part of the duodenum and is commonly involved in bleeding from posterior duodenal ulcers?

Answer: Gastroduodenal artery

Extra: The gastroduodenal artery is a branch of the common hepatic artery. It passes posterior to the first part of the duodenum and is the classic source of hemorrhage in posterior duodenal ulcers.

Flashcard 5: Atopic (eczematous) dermatitis often manifests as lichenification on _____ surfaces in children and adults

Answer: flexor

Flashcard 6: Antigens are brought into a lymph node via _____ lymphatics

Answer: afferent

Flashcard 7: At which spinal level are disc herniations most likely to occur?

Answer: between L4-L5, L5-S1

Flashcard 8: In adults, how far does the spinal cord extend down the spine?

Answer: L1 or L2

Flashcard 9: In adults, how far does the subarachnoid space extend down the spine?

Answer: S2

Flashcard 10: At what vertebral level is lumbar puncture normally performed?

Answer: L3-L4 or L4-L5