How can dead space be prevented in surgery?
What will be an ideal response?
Tissues can be sutured together to minimize dead space size; inserting a drain.
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The ridges that can be felt along the backbone, on the dorsal aspect of the body, are produced by the
A) vertebral arches. B) dens. C) spinous processes. D) transverse processes. E) styloid processes.
Nerve fibers in the phrenic nerves that innervate the diaphragm arise primarily from what plexuses?
A) brachial B) cervical C) lumbar D) sacral
What best describes fusiform skeletal muscle structure?
A) Fusiform muscles have fascicles that feather out at one angle from a tendon. B) Fusiform muscles may wrap around a bone or have a twisted appearance. C) Fusiform muscles are broad and taper to a single tendon. D) Fusiform muscles tend to be thicker in their belly and taper at their ends.
Which is the function of an intercalated disc?
A) Contains gap junctions that allow rapid communication between cells B) Contains both desmosomes for tensile strength and gap junctions for communication C) Uses desmosomes to hold cells together D) Uses tight junctions to snap cells together for great tensile strength