Principles of Anatomy and Physiology
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ISBN: 9781119662792
Author: Tortora, Gerard J., DERRICKSON, Bryan H.
Publisher: WILEY
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As you help your neighbor put drops in her 6-year-old daughter's eyes, the daughter states. "That medicine tastes bad." How do you explain to your neighbor how her daughter can "taste" the eyedrops?
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