A Patient Was Admitted to the Emergency Room After Being

question 17

Multiple Choice

A patient was admitted to the emergency room after being involved in a car accident and hitting his head on the steering wheel.The surgeon diagnosed a fractured orbit.What is the orbit?

• A)the cranial nerve to the eye
• B)a round opening in the iris
• C)a dark, yellow-orange area in the retina
• D)a bony socket in the skull

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Misdemeanor

Any crime that is punishable neither by death nor by imprisonment in a state prison.

Serious Crime

An act, typically involving violence, regarded by society as being particularly harmful or dangerous, and punishable by severe penalties including imprisonment.

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