The chewing of food is called ________.

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


mastication

Mastication is the term for chewing.

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_____ warts form around the mouth, nose, or beard area; they are the same color as the skin

Fill in the blank with the right word.

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Which of the following explain why the safety standards for vaccines are set higher than those for drugs? (Select all that apply.)

a. Some vaccines can induce a disease state. b. Vaccines provoke side-effects in otherwise healthy children. c. Vaccines are much more costly to develop and test than most drugs. d. Vaccination programs are targeted at large populations. e. Subunit vaccines can potentially integrate into the host genome and activate host oncogenes, leading to the development of cancer.

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The term antecubital refers to the front side of the _______

a. knee b. head c. chest d. elbow

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Your grandmother has just begun to take a bisphosphonate to treat her osteoporosis. She asks you whether it is safe to take her new medication along with the various herbs and other supplements she has taken for many years. Under what heading would you find this information?

A) interactions B) issues C) adverse effects D) actions

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