The nurse is caring for a client with a healing surgical incision. Which organs does the nurse understand are integral to regulating the client's inflammation? Select all that apply.
A) Skin
B) Spleen
C) Thymus
D) Kidneys
E) Appendix
B) Spleen
C) Thymus
Explanation: A) The skin, kidneys, and appendix are not integral to regulating the client's inflammation.
B) The sympathetic nervous system innervates lymph node-related organs such as the spleen, thymus, bone marrow, and lymph nodes, which are integral to regulating the inflammatory response.
C) The sympathetic nervous system innervates lymph node-related organs such as the spleen, thymus, bone marrow, and lymph nodes, which are integral to regulating the inflammatory response.
D) The skin, kidneys, and appendix are not integral to regulating the client's inflammation.
E) The skin, kidneys, and appendix are not integral to regulating the client's inflammation.
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