Embrasures are often referred to as ______________________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


Embrasures are located on the incisal, occlusal, lingual, or facial surface and are often referred to as spillways because they assist the food in "spilling" away from the tooth.

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The four general principles for applying pressure to acupoints are:

A) Weight transfer, thumb press, stacking the joints, and perpendicularity B) Weight transfer, stacking the joints, perpendicularity, and good back and neck alignment C) Rhythmic sliding compression, weight transfer, perpendicularity, and good back and neck alignment D) Alternate thumb petrissage, stacking the joints, perpendicularity, and thumb press

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Which of the following is not a part of the cardiopulmonary system?

A. the heart B. the esophagus C. the lungs D. the blood vessels

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You are dispatched to a sick call. The patient was just extricated from a bathtub where he was trapped under the shower door for 2 weeks. This 72-year-old male had limited access to water from the bathtub faucet. The patient is complaining of disorientation, nausea, and vomiting. What do you think is the underlying cause for the illness?

A) Acute renal failure B) Gastrointestinal infection C) End-stage renal disease D) Chronic renal failure

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Calculate the following dosages by using dimensional analysis. A patient is to take 40 units of insulin each day. If there are 100 units in each mL of insulin, how many mL will the patient need to take each day?A.      0.2B.      0.4C.      2.2D.      4.2

What will be an ideal response?

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