Which muscle unlocks the knee from the extended position?

What will be an ideal response?


The popliteus unlocks the knee from the extended position.

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Ethical obligations of the HIM professional do NOT include:

A) disclosure of information. B) maintenance of health information systems. C) quantity of information. D) development of health information systems. E) protection of patient privacy.

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Periodically in the papers, one reads about a patient who had been in a vegetative state for years, miraculously awakening, summoning family, talking, etc. These seemingly miraculous cures, when all hope for benefit was considered lost, are often used

to argue against the use of physician-assisted suicide or euthanasia especially for patients in long-term vegetative states. In an essay, respond to the argument that one should not consider active euthanasia based on the fact that a cure could be found, or that somewhere someone had a miraculous recovery.

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A 24-hour urine sample was collected from a pregnant woman and her results indicate an elevated level of estriol. This likely indicates

A) a normal, healthy fetus B) placental insufficiency C) fetal distress D) growth retardation

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