Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States.
2. Most people have palpitations or irregular beats of the heart several times a day.
3. Cerebrovascular accidents are the fourth-leading cause of death in the United States.
4. Atherosclerosis is a progressive process that takes years to develop and starts at a young age; autopsies of 15-year-olds show development of atherosclerosis.
5. A diagnosis of one type of cardiovascular disease does not necessarily indicate risk for another type.
1. TRUE
2. TRUE
3. TRUE
4. TRUE
5. FALSE
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The body temperatures of 19 healthy adults in a clinical drug trial were measured and recorded in the table below. a. Find the range, the first quartile, the third quartile, and the interquartile range b. Draw a box-and-whiskers plot of the data. c. Is the value 97.9° in the interquartile range?
Adult Body Temperatures
98.1° 98.2° 98.1° 98.9° 97.1° 97.9° 98.2° 96.5° 98.7° 99°
98.6° 97.7° 97.6° 98.8° 98.8° 97.7° 98.4° 97° 99.2°
Which direction term means "farther away from the beginning of a structure"?
a. superficial b. distal c. supine d. proximal
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A) coughing or sneezing into a tissue or your sleeve. B) washing hands often with hot, soapy water. C) keeping your hands away from your face. D) going to work while sick as long as you take medication.