A nurse is asked about the cause of the excruciating pain of tic douloureux. How should s/he answer?
What will be an ideal response
The excruciating pain is caused by inflammation of the trigeminal nerve. Pressure on the trigeminal nerve root can turn normal stimuli like tooth brushing into painful stimuli.
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The amount of a substance that is excreted in the urine is equal to the amount that is ________ plus the amount that is ________ minus the amount that is ________
A. filtered; reabsorbed; secreted B. reabsorbed; filtered; secreted C. secreted; reabsorbed; filtered D. filtered; secreted; reabsorbed E. reabsorbed; secreted; filtered
Which of the following properties pertains to the aorta?
a. radius cannot be changed. b. wall contain a thick layer of smooth muscle. c. responsible for the distribution of blood flow to the various organs. d. the major vessel that contribute to total peripheral resistance. e. richly innervated by sympathetic nerve fibers.
The gap between cells is called a
A. Axon space B. Synapse C. Membrane space D. Dendridic gap E. Synergy
The mechanism for producing concentrated urine involves all of the following except
A) the secretion of antidiuretic hormone (ADH). B) aquaporins being inserted into the membranes of the collecting duct cells. C) a high concentration of NaCl in the fluid surrounding the collecting ducts. D) a properly functioning nephron loop. E) the release of natriuretic peptides.