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When assessing posterior chest expansion, the examiner places their hands on the patient’s back with thumbs at the level of the 10th ribs. Unequal expansion may indicate:

Which observation during thoracic inspection requires immediate attention?

Extra Credit – Answer either question as completely as possible 1.  Explain how solutes such as salt and sugar preserve and extend the shelf life of foods. Describe why Salt and Sugar are considered a physical method rather than a chemical method of microbial control.  Name a food that is preserved with sugar or salt for food preservation.   (6 points) Or 2.  Define biotechnology.  In biotechnology, there is a process called Genetic Modification.  Plasmids and Viruses are common vectors.  What does a vector do in Genetic Modification procedures?  What are the three characteristics required to make good vectors?  (6 points)        

Three nucleotides that code for an amino acid on a strand of mRNA is called a(an) _____________.  

What are circular pieces of genetic material that are independently replicated and are passed through the sex pili during Conjugation?

36. Patients who are unconscious following surgery should not be left alone:

31. Wound drains are:

39. A ____________ removes fluid that collects beneath the skin

3.  Matching

35. Matching