Why should surgeons hold their hands higher than their elbows during scrubbing?

What will be an ideal response?


To prevent water from running from more contaminated areas onto the hands.

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An increase in the partial pressure of oxygen causes pulmonary arterioles to ________, thereby altering _______ to make gas exchange more efficient

A.   constrict; perfusion B.   dilate; perfusion C.   constrict; ventilation D.   dilate; ventilation

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A sarcolemma is

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There are three types of unencapsulated tactile receptors. Select the exception.

A. Tactile discs B. Free nerve endings C. Root hair plexuses D. Sebaceous filaments

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Even though all action potentials are the same, the brain can differentiate a variety of stimuli by source and intensity. The mechanism by which the nervous system converts these action potentials into meaningful information is called neural ________.

A. recruitment B. facilitation C. pooling D. integration E. coding

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