Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdomen is termed:
A) anorexia
B) ascites
C) icterus
D) jaundice
E) abdomenoma
B
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The practice of using cross sections of frozen cadavers developed in the 1900s. This field of study is called ________.
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The bones of the os coxae include the ilium, ischium, and ________.
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The part of the ethmoid bone riddled with holes that provides passage for the olfactory nerves is the ________ plate.
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What is tubular reabsorption?
A. The reabsorption of blood cells in the nephron into the body. B. The transport additional solutes from the blood into the filtrate by tubule cells. C. The absorption of proteins into the filtrate which later becomes urine. D. The process where the nephron returns water and some filtered molecules to the blood. E. The passage of water and ions into the filtrate during filtration in the nephron.