What is a bone graft?

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A bone graft is a surgical procedure that uses whole bone or bone chips to repair fractures that have extensive bone loss or repair bone defects due to bone cancer. Bone taken from the patient's own body is known as an autograft. Frozen or freeze-dried bone taken from a cadaver is known as an allograft.

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The four aspects or categories of observation are: ________, ________, ________, and ________.

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Which term means "an acute or chronic inflammation of the uterine cervix"?

A) salpingitis B) cervicitis C) oophoritis D) vaginitis

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The external region between the vulva and the anus in the female is the:

A) perineum. B) peritoneum. C) puerperium. D) parturition.

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Which idea to help address drinking on college campuses has been most hotly debated?

A. fines on bar owners who let underage students in B. caps on alcohol content in beer C. changes in drinking age D. bans on drinking games in bars

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