Most ________ are long and are covered with a fatty substance, the myelin sheath, which acts as an insulator and increases the transmission velocity of the nerve fiber it surrounds

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axons

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Fingerlike projections at the outer ends of the fallopian tubes, called _____, propel the ova into the tube

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While teaching a group of student nurses about post-mortem changes, the nurse states, "This is a purple-red discoloration that appears on the dependent portions of the body after the heart stops."

Which post-mortem change does the nurse refer to in the teaching? 1. Algor mortis 2. Rigor mortis 3. Livor mortis 4. Tardieu spots

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A medical term that means pertaining to the cervix is ________

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The contagion concept associated with leprosy and bubonic plague severely weakened the argument of those promoting the sin-disease theory

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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