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Mr. Wonderful

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on: Jun 26, 2018
A/An _____ is the sudden blockage of a pulmonary artery by foreign matter.
 A) pulmonary embolism
  B) pulmonary edema
  C) airway obstruction
  D) respiratory failure

Question 2

A/An ___________________ _ is a disease-fighting protein created by the immune system in response to the presence of a specific antigen.
 Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


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abctaiwan

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Reply #1 on: Jun 26, 2018
Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

antibody


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Reply 2 on: Jun 26, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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