Most of the digestive organs are contained within the ________ cavity, which is named for the membrane that surrounds it.

A) pelvic
B) parietal
C) pleural
D) peritoneal
E) pericardial


peritoneal

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A ________ fracture shatters the bone

A) comminuted B) greenstick C) compression D) transverse E) spiral

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Which of the following is true of adaptive immunity?

A. The second response is faster and stronger than the first response. B. Previous encounters with the foreign substance does not change the response. C. It is present at birth. D. Responses are general, not specific.

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The inner mucosal layer of the uterus that is sloughed off approximately every 28 days is called the ________

A) endometrium B) myometrium C) perimetrium D) epimetrium E) hypometrium

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