LooseLeaf for Human Anatomy
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Author: Michael McKinley Dr., Valerie O'Loughlin, Elizabeth Pennefather-O'Brien
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 15, Problem 10CR
During surgery to remove a tumor from the occipital lobe of the left cerebrum, a surgeon must cut into the brain to reach the tumor. List in order (starting with the covering skin) all layers that must be “cut through” to reach the tumor.
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