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A Patient Unable to Extend the Leg or Flex the Hip

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A patient unable to extend the leg or flex the hip is MOST likely to have incurred an injury in which nerve plexus?


Definitions:

Stethoscope

A medical instrument used for listening to the internal sounds of an organism, such as heart and lung sounds.

Terminal Branch

The terminal branch is the end part of a nerve or a blood vessel that does not continue further or branch out again.

SA Node

The sinoatrial node, a group of cells in the right atrium of the heart that initiates the heartbeat, acting as the natural pacemaker.

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