emollient : Chemical ________ that softens or smooths the skin.

Fill in the missing word in the definition for the key term.


agent

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A) When only the two muscles act together, wrist extension and abduction is produced. B) When the two muscles act with the extensor carpi ulnaris, only wrist extension is produced. C) When the two muscles act with the flexor carpi ulnaris, only wrist abduction is produced. D) One of the muscles is innervated by the ulnar and the other by the deep branch of the radial nerve. E) Both attach to the humerus.

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The registered nurse is teaching about portal hypertension to a group of student nurses. Which statement by the student nurse indicates the need for further teaching?

1. "Caput medusa is a sign of portal hypertension." 2. "Portal hypertension can cause hematemesis." 3. "Ascites is associated with portal hypertension." 4. "Portal hypertension causes coagulation abnormalities."

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Catching includes:

A. reacting to an object by the body or its part B. deflecting an object C. receiving and controlling an object by the body or its part D. trapping an object

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The most predominant greenhouse gas emitted through human activity is

A) hydrocarbons. B) methane. C) carbon dioxide. D) nitrous oxide.

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