The lymphatic system consists of all of the following, EXCEPT ________.

A. lungs
B. lymph nodes
C. spleen
D. tonsils


Answer: A

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A) "Was Mary his wife?" B) "Is this how he normally is?" C) "Do you know what he means by this?" D) "My mother suffers from dementia; it is a terrible disease, isn't it?"

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Which design best describes this epidemiologic study?

An epidemiologist was interested in determining whether use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) causes gastrointestinal bleeding. S/he recruited 600 subjects who had been hospitalized with gastrointestinal bleeding and 600 subjects from the local community who had never been diagnosed with such a bleeding problem. Due to concern over their diagnosis, subjects who had experienced a gastrointestinal bleed were able to provide a more accurate recollection of their NSAID use, while the comparison subjects were more likely to underestimate their use a. quasi-experimental study b. cohort study c. cross-sectional study d. case-control study

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Write the fractions as a percent. Round off to the closest hundredth. 1/4 =

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

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The main purpose of the health care reform legislation enacted in 2010 was to

A) place a cap on physician salaries. B) increase the number of insurance companies allowed to operate in a given state. C) switch to a single-payer system. D) extend health insurance coverage to uninsured Americans.

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