What flap of elastic cartilage keeps food and liquids from entering the larynx during swallowing?
A) corniculate cartilage B) arytenoid cartilage
C) epiglottis D) thyroid cartilage
Answer: C
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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Impulses that the vagus nerve carries to the heart
A. are sympathetic and increase heart rate. B. are parasympathetic and decrease heart rate. C. are sympathetic and decrease heart rate. D. are parasympathetic and increase heart rate.
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Cartilage has good regenerative capacity, while most epithelial tissues do not
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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If you "close" your elbow bringing your forearm to rest against your upper arm, then your elbow is exhibiting ________
A) abduction B) extension C) flexion D) adduction
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