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meagbuch

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on: Jun 27, 2018
Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty uses a balloon to enlarge the lumen of a blocked artery.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Which directional term means more toward the head or above another structure?
 
  A) superior
  B) medial
  C) ventral
  D) caudal
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Reply #1 on: Jun 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

TRUE

Answer to Question 2

A
Explanation: Superior means more toward the head or above another structure. Medial means more toward the midline. Ventral means more toward the front of the body. Caudal means more toward the feet or tail or below another structure.


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