What is the meaning of the suffix in the term thoracentesis?
A. New opening
B. To puncture
C. Abnormal condition
D. Surgical repair
E. Removal of
Answer: B
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a. They suppress naive antigen-specific lymphocytes during secondary immune responses. b. They recirculate only through secondary lymphoid organs. c. They secrete their antigen receptors throughout their life-span. d. They generate long-lived clones of memory cells during the primary immune response.
Drug addiction is defined as __________.
a. the use of a drug for other than therapeutic purposes b. physical dependence and withdrawal reaction with physiological effects c. illegal behavior d. a problem with the moral character
The external acoustic meatus (auditory canal) is a narrow chamber situated in the ________ bone.
Fill in the blank with the correct word.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
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