When a male has a vasectomy, the vas deferens is cut and tied, or________, to prevent sperm from reaching the ovum. 

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

fulgurated
In a vasectomy, the vas deferens is fulgurated to prevent sperm from reaching the ovum.

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With regard to musculoskeletal injuries, the zone of injury is defined as the:

A. part of the body that sustained secondary injury. B. exact part of the bone or joint that was disrupted. C. area of soft-tissue damage surrounding the injury. D. area of obvious deformity over the site of impact.

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How must synovial fluids be handled differently than other fluids?

a. Perform a Gram stain if bacteria are seen. b. Dilute the fluid if the cell counts are high. c. Add hyaluronidase to overcome the viscous nature of fluid. d. Carefully search the whole cytospin preparation for malignant cells.

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