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Failure of the liver would result in which of the following?
 
  A) Inability to secrete insulin
  B) Inability to filter out old and damaged blood cells
  C) Inability to detoxify harmful substances in the bloodstream
  D) None of the above

Question 2

Your patient is an 84-year-old male with difficulty breathing and peripheral edema. He tells you he has been suffering for many years with heart failure and his condition is worsening, especially with trouble breathing at night. Your knowledge of cardiovascular physiology suggests that his condition could have resulted from the failure of either the right or left side of his heart. Which chamber of the heart is the strongest, most muscular part of the heart and is primarily responsible for pumping oxygenated blood to the rest of the body?
 
  A) Left atrium B) Left ventricle C) Right atrium D) Right ventricle



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Jane

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Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

B




wrbasek0

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Reply 2 on: Jul 3, 2018
Excellent


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
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