What is the purpose of the vertebrae?
To control reflex actions
To control posture
To pump cerebrospinal fluid
To protect the spinal

David, an aspiring baseball player, was struck on the left side of his face with a fastball pitch. he was not wearing a safety helmet. his zygomatic arch was crushed, as well as parts of the temporal bone. following the accident and reconstructive surgery, he noted that his left lower eyelid was still drooping and the corner of his mouth sagged. what nerve damage did he sustain?

Latesha moore has a choice at work between a traditional health insurance plan that pays 80 percent of the cost of doctor visits after a $250 deductible and an hmo that charges an $8 co-payment per visit + a $20 monthly premium deduction from her paycheck. latesha anticipates seeing a doctor once a month for her high blood pressure. the cost of each office visit is $50. she normally sees the doctor an average of three times a year for other health concerns. comment on the difference in costs between the two health care plans and the advantages and disadvantages of each.

Match the following. biodegradable diabetes n hazardous w cancer ozone 1. the layer of the atmosphere that the ozone layer is part of the type of wastes that can be broken down by other organisms into a reusable form the type of solid, liquid, or gas wastes that are toxic, flammable, corrosive, reactive, or radioactive the process by which certain waste materials, such as plastic, glass, aluminum, and paper are prepared for reuse 5. the addictive drug found in tobacco a disease frequently developed by smokers and passive smokers a disease of the pancreas in which insulin is not produced in 7. the correct amounts so that glucose can be converted into energy or stored as fat formed in the atmosphere when chemicals, called volatile 8. organic compounds (vocs), and nitrogen dioxide (no2) are acted upon by sunlight when burned, it can cause an increase of co2, ozone, and sulfur dioxide in the atmosphere stratosphere fossil fuel recycle nicotine