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480.Your patient just took up jogging in the evening for exercise and
complains that after a mile or so his left leg begins to hurt. You question
him on regions of the body or movements that do or do notevoke pain and
find that it is widespread throughout his left lower limb. Based on the loca-
tion of the constriction of the artery (indicated by the arrow), what com-
partment or movement would you think would be LEAST affected by the
reduced arterial blood flow?


Extremities and Spine 575

a. Gluteal region
b. Flexion of the thigh
c. Extension of the leg
d. Posterior thigh
e. Plantar flexion of the foot

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