Daily Questions

Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, I will post a higher-order question that emphasizes a humanistic approach to understanding gross anatomy in an applied clinical setting.

On Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, I will post the correct answer. The answer to each question is based on a specific lecture that I link to in each regional series of the body.

Princess and the Pee
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Princess and the Pee

Prince meets the love of his life, a true Princes, but she is down on her luck. The Prince is smitten and proposes marriage, but his mother (always the mother-in-law) is less sanguine about the gal’s qualities and requires a test – the Princess must sleep on twenty mattresses under which a pea will be placed. ….

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Pterodactyls
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Pterodactyls

Why can’t you hear Pterodactyls go to the bathroom? The answer is quite simple and may surprise you. Individuals suffering from kidney stones, on the other hand, are quite loud, . ….

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Elvis the Pelvis
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Elvis the Pelvis

Elvis the pelvis was known to shimmy and shake, but he could also wiggle and waggle. Some would say he was all shook up, but boy could he move those blue suede shoes. Each day he would head to the Heartbreak Hotel to avoid being lonesome that night. . ….

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Dune
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Dune

Water is vital in Dune. It is hoarded by the rich who deal in Spice (Melange), found only in Arrakis. Our intestines are Dune-like, given that they absorb and hoard most of the fluid we ingest. ….

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A Stitch in Time Saves Nine
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A Stitch in Time Saves Nine

Luella lived live to its fullest. She would readily put off what she should do today to tomorrow, or the next day, or whenever. And so it was with her Brazilian wax, getting ready for beach season could wait. ….

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Look Before You Flush
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Look Before You Flush

Ever since kindergarten we’ve been told “look before you cross.” In our second “childhood”, the saying becomes “look before you flush.” . ….

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Choose your Seat Wisely
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Choose your Seat Wisely

A 54 yo orthopedic surgeon has been training for 10 years to enter the senior circuit of the Tour de France. He cycles rain or shine for the equivalent of 100 miles per day. During a training mission a week before his departure date for France, our orthopod is hit by an automobile and lands on the pavement with a hard splat. . ….

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The Pointer Sisters
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The Pointer Sisters

The Pointer sisters are known for the fame of their song, “I’m So Excited,” during the disco era. But their story is more complicated than that. As their song lyric begins, “Tonight’s the night we’re gonna make it happen” their producer totally misunderstood the mood and dallied in flagrante delicto. ….

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Love has no Boundaries
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Love has no Boundaries

Romeo falls madly in love with Juliet and spots her on the balcony (it was legal to be a peeping Tom back then). Romeo speaks, “O that he could be a ‘ring’ upon that hand, so he may touch that cheek.” (A little poetic license here.) ….

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