________ is a massage technique that involves gentle pressure applied across the width of a muscle.

A. Hacking
B. Petrissage
C. Friction
D. Effleurage


Answer: B

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1. Drinking caffeinated alcoholic beverages can lower the risk of being involved in an alcohol-related traffic fatality. 2. The FDA has banned production of caffeinated alcoholic beverages in the United States. 3. Impairment of driving ability begins at a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08%. 4. People with a family history of alcoholism are more likely to abstain from drinking than to become a heavy drinker. 5. Drivers with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.14% are about twice as likely to be involved in a car crash as drivers with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08%.

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The ________ is the largest cartilage in the larynx and forms the structure commonly called the Adam's apple

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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The plural of electrocardiogram is ________.

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

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A type of treatment for breast cancer in which the source of the radiation is implanted inside the breast tissue is called

A. selective estrogen receptor modulator therapy B. stereotactic therapy C. radical therapy D. chemotherapy E. brachytherapy

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