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Billy Step 1 Questions # 104

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#1 ·
A 73-year-old man with a history of hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus presents with the sudden onset of right-sided paralysis. An ultrasound study shows significant atherosclerosis in a major artery that is embryologically derived from one of the aortic arches. The artery that is most likely involved in this patient’s paralysis is derived from which of the following aortic arches?


(A) First aortic arch
(B) Second aortic arch
(C) Third aortic arch
(D) Fourth aortic arch
(E) Sixth aortic arch
 
#7 ·
A 73-year-old man with a history of hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus presents with the sudden onset of right-sided paralysis. An ultrasound study shows significant atherosclerosis in a major artery that is embryologically derived from one of the aortic arches. The artery that is most likely involved in this patient's paralysis is derived from which of the following aortic arches?

(A) First aortic arch
(B) Second aortic arch
(C) Third aortic arch
(D) Fourth aortic arch
(E) Sixth aortic arch
Relax Billy, it's not even 24 hours. The answer is c.
 
#8 ·
a 73-year-old man with a history of hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus presents with the sudden onset of right-sided paralysis. An ultrasound study shows significant atherosclerosis in a major artery that is embryologically derived from one of the aortic arches. The artery that is most likely involved in this patient's paralysis is derived from which of the following aortic arches?

(a) first aortic arch
(b) second aortic arch
(c) third aortic arch
(d) fourth aortic arch
(e) sixth aortic arch
c third arch
 
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