A nurse is aware that the strength and integrity of an individual's bones is dependent on a delicate balance between bone formation and bone resorption. Bone resorption is a primary function of:
A) Osteoclasts
B) Lamellae
C) Osteocytes
D) The endosteum
Question 2
A middle-aged patient has been diagnosed with an osteoblastoma (primary tumor of osteoblasts) after several months of intractable pain. Among the effects of this disease has been a marked deficit in the normal function of osteoblasts, which is:
A) Hematopoiesis
B) The secretion of bone matrix
C) Resorption of calcium
D) Structural support of cancellous bone
When using an interpreter, the nurse should pose questions directly to the patient, not the interpre
Bones of the skull.
wrist bones
The cranial and facial bones of the axial skeleton.
The nurse begins the general survey
Energy flow in the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis