Solve the problem. Express your answer in simplest form. Annie must send two packages. One of the packages weighs 8 lb and the other weighs 9 lb What is the total weight of the two packages?

Section 2: Short Answer You should spend about 25 minutes on this section of the exam. 

​Diseases of the mouth include all except:

Following an injury, bacteria have entered into the sterile body area through the wound. The body’s immediate response will be to:

In the kidney, most of the obligatory reabsorption of water occurs:

​Thoracic vertebrae serve as the posterior attachment points for _______ pairs of ribs.

You may need to use “borrowing” when _____ decimals.

A patient in the _____ position is supine with the feet elevated slightly.

​Patients may often try to compensate for the hearing loss. Which of the following is not a form of compensation?

If a hospital treats a high percentage of patients with lower incomes, it receives a percentage add-on payment applied to its adjusted base rate DRG payment under the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS). What is this add-on called?