Cigarette smoking is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.


Answer: TRUE

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Distinguish between the "head" and "tail" of phospholipids. Choose the correct option

A) The phospholipids have a nonpolar "head" and polar "tail." B) The phospholipids "head" contains hydrophilic phosphate and "tail" contains a hydrophobic hydrocarbon. C) The phospholipid "head" is hydrophobic and the hydrocarbon "tail" is hydrophilic. D) The phospholipid "heads" face each other and "tails" face the watery extracellular and intracellular environments.

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A medical term that means instrument to view inside a joint is ________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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An older client who is on medications for hypertension has ankle edema and reflux esophagitis. Which medication in the client's report does the nurse expect to be replaced?

1. Diuretics 2. ACE inhibitors 3. Calcium channel blockers 4. Both A and C

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The process by which macrophage and neutrophils squeeze through the intact blood vessel is

a. opsonization b. diapedesis c. chemotaxis d. phagocytosis

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