The ________ branch of the autonomic nervous system prepares the body for resting and digesting by keeping the heart and breathing rates low.

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


parasympathetic

The parasympathetic branch of the autonomic nervous system prepares the body for resting and digesting by keeping the heart and breathing rates low and activating the digestive glands and the muscles of the stomach and intestines.

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________ are more superficial than arteries and are used as phlebotomy sites for obtaining blood specimens and as sites to administer intravenous (IV) medications.

A. Capillaries B. Veins C. Bronchioles D. Arterioles

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List three organic and four inorganic types of intraocular foreign bodies and state their effects on the eye

What will be an ideal response?

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A payment arrangement in which the physician decides a patient will be billed every month for the full amount owed and should make whatever payment is possible each month is a(n) ________.

A. unilateral agreement B. hardship agreement C. open-book account D. mutual agreement E. written-contract agreement

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In the female cycle, it is the falling levels of estrogen and ________ that cause the uterine lining to break down and menses to start. 

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

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