The nurse is teaching a client about blood pressure regulation. Which structure would the nurse include in this teaching session as the structure that regulates blood pressure on a minute-to-minute basis?
1. The liver
2. The kidney
3. The vasomotor center
4. The lungs
Correct Answer: 3
Rationale 1: The liver is incorrect because the vasomotor center regulates blood pressure on a minute-to-minute basis.
Rationale 2: The kidney is incorrect because the vasomotor center regulates blood pressure on a minute-to-minute basis.
Rationale 3: The vasomotor center regulates blood pressure on a minute-to-minute basis.
Rationale 4: The lungs is incorrect because the vasomotor center regulates blood pressure on a minute-to-minute basis.
Global Rationale: The vasomotor center regulates blood pressure on a minute-to-minute basis. The liver is incorrect because the vasomotor center regulates blood pressure on a minute-to-minute basis. The kidney is incorrect because the vasomotor center regulates blood pressure on a minute-to-minute basis. The lungs is incorrect because the vasomotor center regulates blood pressure on a minute-to-minute basis.
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