What is found in the posterior portion of the mouth and closes off the nasal passages when swallowing?

A) hard palate
B) soft palate
C) uvula
D) none of the above

B

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A) infant. B) chorion. C) neonate. D) fetus.

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Bruises along the flanks, called ____, may be the result of bleeding from the pancreas into the retroperitoneal space secondary to pancreatitis or blunt trauma.

A. Grey Turner's sign B. Cullen's sign C. caput medusa D. hematochezia

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