What is the medical term for the windpipe

A- the pharynx
B- the oropharynx
C- the larynx
D- the trachea


Answer: D- the trachea

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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Distinguish among a first-degree, second-degree, and third-degree burn

A) A first-degree burn affects only the surface of the skin. A second-degree burn affects the whole epidermis and some of the dermis. A third-degree burn destroys the epidermis, the dermis, and extends into the subcutaneous layer. B) A first-degree burn affects the whole epidermis and some of the dermis. A second-degree burn affects only the surface of the skin. A third-degree burn destroys the epidermis, the dermis, and extends into the subcutaneous layer. C) A first-degree burn destroys the epidermis, the dermis, and extends into the subcutaneous layer. A second-degree burn affects the whole epidermis and some of the dermis. A third-degree burn affects only the surface of the skin. D) A first-degree burn destroys the epidermis, the dermis, and extends into the subcutaneous layer. A second-degree burn affects only the surface of the skin. A third-degree burn affects the whole epidermis and some of the dermis. E) A first-degree burn affects only the surface of the skin. A second-degree burn destroys the epidermis, the dermis, and extends into the subcutaneous layer. A third-degree burn affects the whole epidermis and some of the dermis.

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Describe the four layers of the GI tract

What will be an ideal response?

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Which sympathetic pathway involves a preganglionic neuron that synapses with a ganglionic neuron in a sympathetic trunk ganglion, but the postganglionic axon does not leave the trunk via a gray ramus?

A. Spinal nerve pathway B. Postganglionic sympathetic nerve pathway C. Adrenal medulla pathway D. Splanchnic nerve pathway E. None of the choices is correct.

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