MCQ – 88797

Question

A 56-year-old man is brought to the emergency department 25 minutes after the sudden onset of severe pain in the middle of his chest. He describes the pain as tearing in quality; it radiates to his jaw. He has hypertension. He has smoked one pack of cigarettes daily for the past 25 years. Current medications include enalapril. His blood pressure is 154/95 mm Hg in his right arm and 181/105 mm Hg in his left arm. A CT scan of the chest is shown. The structure indicated by the arrow is a derivative of which of the following?

A. Bulbus cordis

B.

Truncus arteriosus

C.

Primitive atrium

D.

Right common cardinal vein

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