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In the anterior triangle of the neck, what structure is the key landmark for identifying the bifurcation of the common carotid artery?

Which artery originates at the lateral border of the first rib and terminates at the inferior border of the teres major muscle?

Which suture is most commonly used for clean closure of autopsy incisions?

A sutured surgical incision is observed on the chest. When should the embalmer open or treat it for proper fluid diffusion?

Which analytical reason best supports why the internal jugular vein is typically used for drainage?

What does surface embalming involve?

Which of the following pulmonary function results are likely to be found in a patient with kyphoscoliosis? increased VTnormal or increased PEFRdecreased VCdecreased FVC

Breath sounds associated with ARDS include: vesicularbronchovesicularcracklesbronchial

Which of the following are indications that a patient with Guillain-Barre Syndrome is at risk for respiratory failure and may need ventilatory support? VC becomes less than 20mL/kgMEP is less than 10cmH2OMIP is less than 30cmH2Ocardiac output is above 2.0 L/min

Staging of a lung cancer is based on which of these criteria?L, for location of the tumorM, for extent of metastasisN, for lymph node involvement T, for extent of the primary tumor