Entire libraries were burned and knowledge about the human body was seen as sinful during the

A) Egyptian era.
B) Renaissance.
C) Roman era.
D) Middle Ages.


Answer: D

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A. The client has a calendar for appointments and a list with physician contact information by the phone. B. The client keeps her medications in a daily pill box that sits on the kitchen windowsill. C. The client reports that it was too uncomfortable to wear the temporary prosthesis she had been given. D. The children are participating in a support group for family members of people with cancer.

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Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term leukocytosis?

A. leuko (clotting) + cyt (blood) + osis (disease) = disease pertaining to the clotting of the blood B. leuko (lymph) + cyt (cell) + osis (disease) = disease that originates in the lymph nodes C. leuko (white) + cyt (cell) + osis (condition) = "white cell condition": abnormal increase in the number of white blood cells D. leuko (red) + cyt (cell) + osis (condition) = "red cell condition": abnormal increase in the number of red blood cells E. leuko (platelets) + cyt (coagulation) + osis (insufficiency) = insufficient blood platelets that causes a difficulty in blood coagulation

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