Radiographs are shadow images on an image receptor

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True. X-rays producing an image on an image receptor is similar to light casting a shadow of an object. When a hand is placed between a light bulb and a countertop, a shadow of the hand appears on the countertop. In the same way, x-rays cast a shadow of the teeth on the image receptor.

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Nexium and Riopan are proton-pump inhibitors

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The fibrous protein found in hair is:

A. keratin. B. collagen. C. elastin. D. myosin.

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