Although the Roman numeral for the number 4 has always been taught to have been "IV," according to historians, the ancient Romans probably used "IIII" most of the time. This is partially backed up by the fact that early grandfather clocks displayed IIII for the number 4 instead of IV. Early clockmakers apparently thought that the IIII balanced out the VIII (used for the number 8) on the clock face and that it just looked better.
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The average adult has about 21 square feet of skin.
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Auscultating Heart Sounds
Layers and membranes of the heart.
Gross anatomy of the heart
Location of the heart in the chest cavity.
How to solve first degree equations (Part 2)
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