A patient has been a three-pack-per-day smoker for the last twenty years. He comes into the office complaining of shortness of breath. The doctor believes he might have a chronic lung disease where alveoli lose their elasticity and burst
The medical name for this disease is:
A. asthma
B. emphysema
C. tonsillitis
D. sinusitis
B
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A. Athletic training B. Exercise physiology C. Motor learning D. Sport and exercise psychology E. Sport biomechanics
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Identify the combining form steat(o) with its closest definition.
A. Fats B. Sigmoid C. Saliva D. Mouth
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The outermost layer of the heart is the ________.
A. Pericardium B. Myocardium C. Epicardium D. Endocardium
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What is allostatic overload and what does it mean for the body?
What will be an ideal response?
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