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mckennatimberlake · **on:** Jul 17, 2018

A nurse needs to have a thorough understanding of the musculoskeletal system to be able to care for clients with disorders of the musculoskeletal system. How is most of the heat in body generated?

1 . Involuntary muscle activity
2 . Cellular muscle activity of ATP
3 . Oxygen
4 . Carbon dioxide
A) 1, 3
B) 1, 4
C) 2, 3
D) 2, 4

Question 2

Bone growth and maintenance are affected by several factors. A client asks the nurse what dietary change needs to be made to try to decrease further issues with osteomalacia.

The primary care provider has requested that the nurse review a teaching pamphlet with the client on vitamins that are important to include for good bone health. Based on this information, what vitamin should the nurse encourage the client to increase in the diet? A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D

frankwu0507 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 17, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C
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Most of the heat in the body is generated from the cellular muscle activity of ATP and oxygen.

Answer to Question 2

D
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Lack of vitamin D, not A, B, or C, causes a bone malformation in children called rickets; in adults, the disorder is called osteomalacia.