What is the removal of damaged or necrotic tissue from a wound to promote healing called?

A) debridement
B) fulguration
C) exfoliation


A

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If you had lived during the 1700s and 1800s, it would not have been unusual for you to ________

A) have taken a drug that contained opium, morphine, heroin, or cocaine B) be addicted without knowing it after taking a drug for a common disease C) take a drug whose addictive ingredients were not listed on the label D) all of the above

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Choose the item in column 2 that best matches each item in column 1.

A) excessive body fluids B) measures amount of sugar in the bloodstream C) enlarged head and extremities D) diagnostic image made using radioactive iodine E) cancerous tumor of a gland F) measures levels of hormones in the bloodstream G) stimulates growth of skeleton H) insufficient sodium in the blood I) secretes growth hormone J) caused by excessive growth hormone K) caused by hyposecretion of insulin by the pancreas L) breast development in a male M) enlarged thyroid gland N) abnormally short in height O) secretes thyroxine P) secretes thymosin Q) secrete aldosterone R) secretes melatonin S) lowers blood sugar level T) arrested physical and mental development U) sodium V) caused by excessive level of cortisol W) secretes insulin X) excessive potassium in the blood Y) potassium 1) hyperkalemia 2) hyponatremia 3) adrenal glands 4) pancreas 5) pineal gland 6) pituitary gland 7) thymus gland 8) thyroid gland 9) gynecomastia 10) edema 11) Cushing's syndrome 12) Type 1 diabetes mellitus 13) acromegaly 14) dwarfism 15) congenital hypothyroidism 16) goiter 17) gigantism 18) adenocarcinoma 19) FBS 20) RIA 21) thyroid scan 22) human growth hormone therapy 23) oral hypoglycemic agent 24) K+ 25) Na+

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The heart is a muscular organ that contracts at least once every second to pump blood throughout the body

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Gingiv/o means:?

A)gums? B) intestine C) tongue D) teeth

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