How does rigor mortis occur in a corpse?

What will be an ideal response?


The calcium ions in the muscles of a corpse cannot leave the muscle tissue, which causes the muscles to contract.

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For a medical office to run at its most efficient level, the staff must work as a(n) ________

a. individual b. separated unit c. team d. divided unit

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Bleeding from ________ is characterized as harder to control and comes out in spurts.

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

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Toddlers experience extreme ________ when separated from their primary caregiver

A. comfort B. anxiety

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If data aggregation is the goal of collecting the data, ______ are the best choice.

a. Classifications b. Code systems c. Clinical terminologies d. Nomenclatures

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