Describe the different types of skin grafts.
1. Allograft
2. Autograft
3. Heterograft
1. Allograft: skin graft comes from another person, not the patient; usually a cadaver
2. Autograft: skin graft comes from another part of the patient's body
3. Heterograft: skin graft comes from an animal of another species, usually a pig; also called xenograft
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1. Exotropia is the inward turning of the eye, also called cross-eyed. 2. A Snellen chart is used to evaluate distance vision. 3. Tonometry measures the movement of the eardrum. 4. Radial keratotomy uses spoke-like incisions in the cornea to correct myopia. 5. Strabotomy is the surgical procedure used to fix a detached retina.
Family members who donate their bone marrow to a transplant patient and who share one out of the two HLA haplotypes are providing a(n) _____ transplant
a. autologous b. HLA-matched c. haploidentical d. chimeric e. cross-matched.
Optimism is:
a. strongly linked to positive health outcomes. b. often measured using the Life Orientation Test. c. linked to resiliency in the face of stress. d. all of these choices
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A) obesity. B) hot weather. C) increased HDL cholesterol. D) disease-causing bacteria.