Melanin, which helps protect underlying layers of skin from UV radiation, is deposited throughout the ____.
A. dermis
B. epidermis
C. subcutaneous layer
D. hypodermis
E. arrector pili
B. epidermis
Melanin is deposited throughout the layers of the epidermis.
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Which laryngeal muscles are primarily responsible for adduction of the vocal cords?
A. transverse arytenoid B. lateral cricoarytenoid C. posterior cricoarytenoid D. thyroarytenoid
A slight bony ridge that runs laterally across the occiput on either side of the external occipital protuberance and provides attachment sites for the trapezius and splenii muscles
What will be an ideal response?
Quint Gardner, a 35-year-old established patient, is in the office for his annual checkup. He says he feels great, and he appears to be in good physical condition. According to office policy, you check his blood pressure using the aneroid sphygmomanometer and his temperature using an axillary thermometer. His vital signs are: BP: 118/88, R: 16, T: 102.4, P: 62. Given these vitals what would the medical assistant's next step be?
A. Recheck his temperature using a different type of thermometer B. Recheck the blood pressure using an electronic sphygmomanometer C. Notify the physician that this patient's temperature is dangerously elevated D. Ask him to sit quietly for 15 minutes, and then recheck his pulse E. Ask him if he has had anything cold to drink in the last half hour
You are returning to quarters after transporting a patient to the hospital in the middle of the night. Your partner is driving and you are completing your patient care report. You look up just in time to see your partner run off the road, over correct, then drive into oncoming traffic before returning safely to your lane. What is the MOST likely cause of this near-miss?
A) A problem with the steering mechanism B) Your partner was trying to scare you C) Fatigue brought on by shift work D) An animal ran into the driving lane