​Match the HMO Model with Its Correct Description

question 66

Multiple Choice

​Match the HMO model with its correct description. Options will only be used once.
-​HMO owns and operates its own facility, is equipped for laboratory, pharmacy, and X-ray services, and hires its own physicians and other health care providers.

• A)​Group model
• B)Independent practice association
• C)​Network model
• D)​Staff model

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Definitions:

Oligodendrocytes

Glial cells in the central nervous system that produce myelin, a substance that forms a sheath around nerve fibers to facilitate electrical impulse conduction.

Phagocytose Bacteria

The process by which cells, particularly immune cells like macrophages, engulf and digest bacteria.

Astrocytes

Type of glial cell in the brain and spinal cord that performs multiple supportive functions for neurons, including maintaining the blood-brain barrier and regulating neurotransmitter levels.

Microglia

Specialized type of glial cell that acts as the main form of active immune defense in the central nervous system.