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What is Starling's Law of Capillary forces? How does this explain why a nutritionally deficient child would have edema? - ANSWER Starling's Law describes how fluids move across the capillary membrane. There are two major opposing forces that act to balance each other, hydrostatic pressure (pushing water out of the capillaries) and osmotic pressure (including oncontic pressure, which pushes fluid into the capillaries). Both electrolytes and proteins (oncontic pressure) in the blood affe...

NURS 612 Advanced Health Assessment Exam 2 Questions and Answers 2023 Milia are an expected finding in which age group? a. Newborns b. Young children c. Adolescents d. Older adults A. newborns An older patient asks the examiner, "Is this spot on my chin a cancer?" Which of the following would indicate a need for further medical investigation? a. Reddish-brown color of the lesion b. Presence on his chin for 20 years c. Bleeds easily when it is touched d. Slightly raised and cir...

A motion that resembles a chopping movement and is a form of tapotement is called - Hacking For sensitive skin and dilated capillaries, the vaporizer should be placed: - a few inches further from the face The mastication muscle that is located above and in front of the ear and performs both opening and closing of the jaw is the : - temporalis When performing a waxing procedure, never reuse wax or - Re-dip spatula A natural substance such as an enzyme or alpha hydroxy acid, that works in co...

GCU BIO-202 EXAM 2 100% PASS VERIFIED Questions and Answers what are the functions of an artery - ANSWER maintain blood pressure even when the heart relaxes ; carries out blood what are the functions of a vein - ANSWER returns deoxygenated blood back into heart what the functions of the arteriole - ANSWER transports blood from arteries to capillaries what are the functions of the venue - ANSWER a very small blood vessel, always allows blood to return from capillary beds to drain...

Musculoskeletal system correct answer: The bones and voluntary muscles of the body. (Provides shape, upright posture, and movement, protects vital organs) muscles correct answer: Form of tissue that allow body movement 3 correct answer: How many types of muscle are there? Skeletal muscle correct answer: Muscle that attaches to the bones of the skeleton Smooth muscle correct answer: Muscle that is found within blood vessels and intestines Cardiac muscle correct answer: Muscle...

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WGU pathophysiology D236-Exam Questions and Answers 2022/2023 What is Starling's Law of Capillary forces? How does this explain why a nutritionally deficient child would have edema? - ANSWER Starling's Law describes how fluids move across the capillary membrane. There are two major opposing forces that act to balance each other, hydrostatic pressure (pushing water out of the capillaries) and osmotic pressure (including oncontic pressure, which pushes fluid into the capillaries). Bot...

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What are the 2 types of circulation in the heart? - Answer- Pulmonary & systemic What does pulmonary circulation do? - Answer- Carried deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the lungs What does systemic circulation do? - Answer- Carries oxygenated blood from the left ventricle throughout the body What are the 2 right valves of the heart? - Answer- Tricuspid (atrioventricular) & pulmonic (semi-lunar) What are the 2 left valves of the heart? - Answer- Mitral (atrioventricular) ...