During a surgical procedure to repair an abdominal aortic aneurysm, the surgeon must be careful to avoid injury to which of the following arterial structures that originates near the level of the renal vessels?
ALeft renal artery
BCeliac trunk
CRight renal artery
DSuperior mesenteric artery
A 51-year-old woman comes to the physician because of progressively worsening lower back pain. The pain radiates down the right leg to the lateral side of the foot. She has had no trauma, urinary incontinence, or fever. An MRI of the lumbar spine shows disc degeneration and herniation at the level of L5–S1. Which of the following is the most likely finding on physical examination?
ADifficulty walking on heels
BExaggerated patellar tendon reflex
CDiminished sensation of the anus and genitalia
DDiminished sensation of the anterior lateral thigh
EWeak Achilles tendon reflex
A child is in the nursery one day after birth. A nurse notices a urine-like discharge being expressed through the umbilical stump. What two structures in the embryo are connected by the structure that failed to obliterate during the embryologic development of this child?
AKidney - large bowel
BLiver - umbilical vein
CBladder - small bowel
DPulmonary artery - aorta
EBladder - umbilicus
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