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All of the following are considered functions of the articular disk except:

Which of the following muscles cannot be palpated on clinical examination?

How may dental hygiene management be modified for a patient with myofascial pain and dysfunction?

Disorders in growth and development that may result in temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) include:

The most common disease affecting the temporomandibular joint is:

When developing an anesthetic plan of care for the patient scheduled for a mediastinoscopy what anesthetic considerations should be included? (Select 2)

A patient presents to the operating room for removal of a large brain tumor under general anesthesia. Which intervention will decrease intracranial pressure the quickest in this patient before the surgeon opens the dura? 

A 70-year-old female presents to the operating room for a left lower lobectomy. Which result obtained via spirometry would increase this patients’ risk of postoperative complications? 

Which intravenous anesthetic should be avoided in the patient who presents for surgery for excision of a brain tumor with an intracranial pressure of 24 mm Hg?

The structural unit of spongy bone is a(n) __________; while the structural unit of compact bone is a(n) __________.