What is the name of the anatomic landmark that appears on a panoramic image as a long, narrow radiopaque spine that extends downward, from the inferior surface of the temporal bone, to just anterior to the mastoid process?

What will be an ideal response?

Styloid process. The styloid process fits this description.

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a. lateral abdominal wall bruising b. posterior bruising over the lumbar spine c. referred left posterior shoulder pain d. periumbilical bruising

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Which metabolic pathway is the primary means of glucose metabolism by E. coli?

A) Pentose phosphate cycle B) Tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle C) Entner-Doudoroff pathway D) Embden-Meyerhof-Parnas pathway

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