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In his article, “Oaxacans like to work bent over,” Seth Holmes uses the concept of structural violence to understand the lived experiences, including health, of Oaxacans working as berry pickers in the Northwestern USA. Please identify two different structures that perpetuate the violence and link them to a specific disease outcome. (Yes…you need to think about that list of structures from lecture and relate them to specific examples from this reading). Precise and specific answers will receive full credit. 200 word max. Your answer: (a) Structure one/health outcome: (b) Structure two/health outcome:  

You are preparing to complete scaling and root planing on the patient’s right side.  There are pockets on nearly every tooth, 4-5mm in the anterior and 4-7mm in the posteriors and nearly every tooth has 2-3mm of recession There is generalized moderate to heavy calculus both supra and subgingival, included radiographic, but the gingival tissue is generally tight and resilient. You need to determine what instruments you are using, what power setting and inserts will be necessary with your ultrasonic and how to determine if your hand instruments are well suited for treating a difficult periodontally involved patient. QUESTION: Which would be used to scale a 5mm pocket on #27DF?

Successful healing involves the the manipulation of both information and symbols.  For each of the following explain how they are symbolically involved in the healing process. [Be specific and FOCUS on their roles as symbols not their practical use!]  Your Answer: (a) Diagnostic machines / laboratory results:   (b) Doctor’s white coat:   (c) Specialized Terminology and Procedures:  

The function of carbohydrates is

Match the following protein deficiencies with their respective definitions. (Not all definitions will be used)

BONUS QUESTION [Worth 4 bonus points]: Match the following words that are associated with lipids: (Answers will be used only once)  

Which of the following is the most effective strategy for college students to help prevent back pain?

Which of the following is a primary musculoskeletal benefit of regular resistance training in adults?

Spot reduction—the idea that you can lose fat in a specific area of the body by exercising that area—is an effective method for reducing body fat.

Regular strength training helps to reduce the risk of osteoporosis.