Answer to Question 1
D
The ureter is attached to the kidney pelvis and carries urinary wastes into the bladder. The kid-neys are reddish-brown, bean-shaped organs that filter the blood waste products. The nephrons remove waste products from the blood and regulate water and electrolyte concentrations in body fluids.
Answer to Question 2
D
Adrenal cortex releases aldosterone in response to increased plasma protein levels or as part of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone mechanism to counteract hypovolemia. This works to reabsorb sodium and secrete potassium and hydrogen. Because sodium retention leads to water retention, the release of aldosterone acts as a volume regulator.
Patient teaching: female genetalia and reproductive tract assessment
Abdominal thrusts are delivered with a firm thrust into the patient’s abdomen with an upward ...
A surgeon holds a pacemaker next to an X-ray of a pacemaker implanted in a patient’s chest.
Algorithm for assessing a patient at risk for self-directed violence.
Some common eye disorders. (D) Conjunctival hemorrhage of the right eye of this patient with ...
Pneumonia patient’s chest x-ray. Note the irregular areas of density.