Gross Anatomy USMLE Step 1 Practice Question
After a motor vehicle accident, a patient is brought to the emergency room. X-rays reveal that she has fractures of her left ninth and tenth ribs. She has a rapid pulse and low blood pressure. Peritoneal lavage reveals free blood in the peritoneal cavity. A surgeon is able to stop the bleeding by placing a clamp across which of the following structures?
Answer choices
- AGastrosplenic ligament
- BBroad ligament
- CFalciform ligament
- DSplenorenal ligamentCorrect answer
- EHepatoduodenal ligament
- FPhrenicocolic ligament
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