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A patient has been a three-pack-per-day smoker for the last twenty years. He comes into the office complaining of shortness of breath. The doctor believes he might have a chronic lung disease where alveoli lose their elasticity and burst.
 
  The medical name for this disease is:
   A. asthma
   B. emphysema
   C. tonsillitis
   D. sinusitis

Question 2

A long bone, such as the humerus or femur, has two widened ends called ________.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word



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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

epiphyses



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