Mrs. Litaker was concerned because her baby was born with yellow skin. Name and explain this condition to her
What will be an ideal response?
This condition is known as physiologic jaundice and it arises because fetal red blood cells are destroyed at a rate faster than the newborn's liver can rid the body of the hemoglobin breakdown products in bile. This form of jaundice typically causes no major problems.
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The fetal blood that passes through the ductus venosus is relatively
A. low in oxygen and nutrients. B. low in oxygen but high in nutrients. C. high in oxygen and nutrients. D. high in oxygen but low in nutrients.
A fertilized egg is called a(n) ________.
A. ovum B. Barr body C. autosome D. zygote
The procedure in which the vocal cords are visualized for placement of an ET tube is called direct:
A) bronchoscopy. B) tracheostomy. C) pharyngoscopy. D) laryngoscopy.
The brain's ability to pinpoint a stimulus on the body is called ________.
A. accomodatoin B. projection C. sensation D. adaptation