Joe is playing in an intramural football game when he is tackled so hard that he breaks a rib. He can actually feel a piece of the rib sticking through the skin, and he is having a difficult time breathing. Joe probably is suffering from
A) decreased surfactant production.
B) a bruised diaphragm.
C) a collapsed trachea.
D) a pneumothorax.
E) an obstruction in the bronchi.
D) a pneumothorax.
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The major pathway of communication between the right and left hemisphere is/are the
A. longitudinal fissure. B. cerebral sulci. C. corpus callosum. D. cerebral gyri. E. hypothalamus.
Injecting isotonic fluid into the ECF causes the volume of the ECF to ____________________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Which of the following bones is not part of the face?
a. frontal b. zygomatic c. lacrimal d. maxilla
Which of the following is NOT an effector controlled by the autonomic nervous system?
A. Cardiac muscle B. Skeletal muscle C. Smooth muscle in the digestive system D. Smooth muscle in blood vessels E. Glands