The combining form that means pleura is ________.

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


pleur/o

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1. Symptoms of a migraine include severe head pain, nausea, and sensitivity to light. 2. Reye's syndrome develops in children following a viral infection, especially if the child is given aspirin. 3. Poliomyelitis is an infection of the spinal cord. 4. Myasthenia gravis is caused by a loss of the myelin sheath around a nerve. 5. Bell's palsy is facial paralysis.

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Select one of the following student questions and provide a developmentally appropriate response to the question.•"Most kids of my age smoke, don't they?"•"Why do some kids smoke or use smokeless tobacco?"•"How can I get my mom to quit smoking?"

What will be an ideal response?

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Which of the following models would best explain why women perform monthly self exams to reduce their risk of breast cancer?

A) Precaution Adaption Process Model B) Protective Motivation Theory C) Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skill Model D) Social Cognitive Theory

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Healthy life expectancy is defined as

A) the number of years a person lives. B) overall life expectancy with disability or illness. C) the years a person can expect to live without disability or illness. D) the average life expectancies over the past decade.

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