The outer layer of the periosteum contains blood vessels and nerves that penetrate the inner structures of the bone by way of which structure?
a. Volkmann canals
b. Canaliculi
c. Sharpey canals
d. Trabeculae
Ans: a. Volkmann canals
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The nurse can expect the parent of a child with mal ojo (evil eye) to believe that the effects of the spell can be broken after
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