A nursing student has presented a concept map of a medical patient's health that demonstrates the maintenance of a steady state
The student has elaborated on the relationship of individual cells to compensatory mechanisms. When do compensatory mechanisms occur in the human body?
A) According to a diurnal cycle
B) When needed
C) Continuously
D) Sporadically
Ans: C
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The concept of the cell as existing on a continuum of function and structure includes the relationship of the cell to compensatory mechanisms, which occur continuously in the body to maintain the steady state.
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