A19-year-old man with a ruptured appendix is sent to the emergency department for surgery. to cut off the blood supply to the appendix (if collateral circulation is discounted), a surgeon should ligate which artery?

The appendicular artery.

Explanation:

The ileocolic artery divides into the superior and the inferior branch. The inferior branch gives the appendicular artery. The appendicular artery is the one that supplies blood to the appendix, therefore, it is the artery that the surgeon should cut off the blood supply.

answer: b. complete secondary assessment (detailed physical exam).

after you finished the primary assessment, you must proceed with the assessment by performing a complete detailed physical examination.

this secondary assessment includes a focused on patient’s history, vital signs and a specific and rapid examination of the entire body especially on the injuries acquired from the motor vehicle accident and the patient’s medical complaint.