A 45-year-old woman is admitted to the hospital for surgical removal of a tumor on her thyroid gland. The surgeon informs her that she will have only a very small scar. How could this be possible?
What will be an ideal response?
By making a thin incision, the amount of granulation (scar-forming) tissue will be minimal. As the scar tissue beneath matures and contracts, the layer of epithelium thickens and resembles the adjacent tissue. The final result may be only a fine white line.
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Which is not a function of bone?
A. Protection B. Mineral storage C. Body movement D. Hormone synthesis E. Hemopoiesis
The meninx composed of a thin layer of delicate areolar connective tissue that follows every contour of the brain surface is the
A. pia mater. B. arachnoid mater. C. dura mater. D. periosteal layer. E. subdural layer.
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A) men don't have a refractory period B) about 20 seconds C) about 2 minutes D) about 20 minutes E) about 2 hours