Surgical puncture to remove fluid from the pericardium:
A) pericardial centesis
B) pericardial sclerosis
C) pericardial stenosis
D) pericardial effusion
A
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1. Aging is the normal process of change throughout life. 2. The aging process occurs during the last half of life. 3. For successful aging, people need to develop good health habits in their early thirties. 4. Many of the negative physical changes typically associated with aging are not due to aging at all; rather, they are due to neglect of psychological health and lack of exercise. 5. The physiological changes in organ systems are caused by a combination of gradual aging and disease.
Impetigo is defined as a:
A) condition in which a loss of pigment-producing cells results in whitish areas of skin B) fungal infection of the skin C) skin infection composed of a cluster of boils caused by staphylococci bacteria D) contagious skin infection characterized by blisters that later erupt to form a yellowish crust
Adipocere is formed ________
A) by lipocytes in the fat layer B) in a dead body C) by the ridges of a fingerprint D) in the adipose tissue
The type of sleep referred to as ________ eye movement sleep occupies 75 percent of sleep time and involves a four-stage sleep process that cycles throughout the night.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).