Parents ask the nurse how their infant developed a Meckel's diverticulum. What condition, will the nurse explain, is present causing this diagnosis?
a. The yolk sac remains connected to the intestine.
b. There is inflammation of the ileocecal valve.
c. A pouch forms when the vitelline duct fails to disappear.
d. There is a weakness in the abdominal wall.
ANS: C
If the vitelline duct fails to disappear completely after birth, a blind pouch may form.
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