The ____________________ closes off the larynx during swallowing. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s)


ANSWER: epiglottis

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The DNA fingerprinting network created by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for identifying outbreaks of microbes in contaminated foods is called ________

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An individual with a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30.0 is considered:

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