The role of the ________ is to trap and remove bacteria or other foreign pathogens entering the throat
A) thymus
B) spleen
C) tonsils
D) lymph node
C
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a) A b) B c) E d) F e) G
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What type of nerve would cause the smooth muscle of a blood vessel wall to constrict?
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