What is the most important cue that prompts you to breathe again after holding your breath?

the decrease in carbon dioxide levels
the increase in carbon dioxide levels
the increase in oxygen levels
the decrease in oxygen levels


the increase in carbon dioxide levels

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A. skin from a skin bank. B. skin from a person other than the patient. C. skin from an uninjured region of the patient's body. D. a skin substitute, such as an artificial membrane.

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The incisive foramen and palatine process are features of which bone?

A.   Mandible B.   Palatine bone C.   Vomer D.   Maxilla E.   Temporal bone

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Which ion's movement is responsible for repolarization?

A. Influx of Na+ B. Outward diffusion of K+ C. Influx of K+ D. Outward diffusion of Na+

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________ is pus in the pleural space

A) Hydrothorax B) Pleural effusion C) Hemothorax D) Empyema

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