What is inflammation of the saclike membrane that covers the heart muscle called??

A) pericarditis
B) myocarditis
C) endocarditis


A

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During swallowing, muscles in the neck pull the larynx up to meet the ________, a lid-like structure that seals off the larynx

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) was accidentally discovered in the late 1930s during research work that attempted to find a cure for:

A. the common cold. B. polio. C. influenza. D. migraine headaches.

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Major lung infection with fever, cough, chest pain, and sputum; treated with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (Septra, Bactrim):

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