Which of the following is a series of convulsive inhalations followed by a single prolonged exhalation where the rima glottidis closes earlier than normal after each inhalation so only a little air enters the lung with each inhalation?

a) sobbing
b) sneezing
c) coughing
d) hiccupping
e) Valsalva maneuver


a

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A. kidney; brain B. intestine; muscles C. bone marrow; brain D. brain; bone marrow

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________ are non-ossified fibrous attachments between cranial bones

A) Cribriform plates B) Sella turcicae C) Zygomatic processes D) Fontanelles E) Sutures

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