The nurse is reviewing the process of mitosis and meiosis with a patient receiving care in a fertility clinic. Which patient statements are examples of scenarios that involve mitotic cell division?
Select all that apply.
1. "Sperm cells use mitosis to divide."
2. "The patient has a healing wound on the coccyx."
3. "The patient has acute bronchitis."
4. "A fetus grows using mitosis."
5. "The patient has acute gastritis."
Correct Answer: 2, 3, 4, 5
Mitosis is the process of making new cells in bodily tissue. Cell division through mitosis heals wounds on skin surfaces. The lining of the gastrointestinal tract is replaced by mitosis. A fetus grows through mitotic cell division. The lining of the respiratory tract is replaced through mitosis. Sperm cells use meiosis to divide.
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