Abnormalities Within the Thoracic Cavity Include All of the Following

question 12

Multiple Choice

Abnormalities within the thoracic cavity include all of the following except:

• A) pleural effusion.
• B) pulmonary sequestration.
• C) brachial cleft cyst.
• D) cystic adenomatoid malformation.

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Definitions:

Homologous Chromosomes

Pairs of chromosomes in a diploid organism that have the same gene structure and sequence, inherited from each parent, which pair up during meiosis.

Sister Chromatids

Identical copies of a chromosome, joined together by a common centromere, formed during DNA replication in the cell cycle.

Metaphase II

A phase of meiosis II in which chromosomes align at the equatorial plate before being separated into the daughter cells.

Meiosis

A type of cell division that reduces the chromosome number by half, creating four unique haploid cells, essential in sexual reproduction.