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washai

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on: Jul 22, 2018
Which of the following may predispose an individual to developing chronic bronchitis?
 
  a. cigarette smoking c. exposure to cold, damp air
  b. alcoholism d. heredity

Question 2

The nurse is aware that the hormone released monthly by the anterior pituitary gland, causing the ovary to ripen one or more ova, is:
 
  a. diethylstilbestrol (DES)
  b. follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
  c. human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG)
  d. progesterone


ciecieme

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Reply #1 on: Jul 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

A
Chronic bronchitis is an inflammation of the bronchial tree with hypersecretion of mucus that obstructs the respiratory passages and results from recurrent bronchial infection combined with exposure to cold, damp air, and environmental factors such as cigarette smoke; there may also be a hereditary predisposition to developing the condition.

Answer to Question 2

B
Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) is the hormone released monthly by the anterior pituitary gland, causing the ovary to ripen one or more ova.


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