What are the tiny vessels that surround the tubules?
A. Proximal convoluted tubules
B. Renal tubules
C. Peritubular capillaries
D. Loop of Henle
E. Distal convoluted tubules
C. Peritubular capillaries
Peritubular capillaries are wrapped around the renal tubules of the nephron.
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In Table X2C, the only approach in the table is ____________________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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1. the lunate positioned distal to the ulna. 2. a foreshortened scaphoid. 3. closed CM joints. 4. an elongated scaphoid. a. 1 and 2 only b. 3 and 4 only c. 1, 2, and 4 only d. 1, 2, and 3 only
You and your EMT partner respond to a local shipping warehouse for a worker who was hit by a falling crate. Upon arrival, you find the man lying on the concrete floor of the facility, alert and oriented but unable to move or even feel his legs below the waist. Based on the mechanism of injury and the symptoms, which of the patient's body systems would you suspect has been impaired?
A) Endocrine system B) Cardiopulmonary system C) Immune system D) Nervous system