A nurse is required to know and understand body structures, body functions, and disorders of functioning. The nurse is educating a client who has a torn ligament about the injury
Based on this information, what should the nurse tell the client is the function of a ligament? A) Provides movement to the body
B) Conducts impulse to and from all parts of the body
C) Connects bones to one another in the body
D) Protects body parts and produces secretions
C
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Ligaments connect bone to bone. Body movement is provided by the muscle tissues. Conduction of impulses to and from all the parts of the body is the function of the nerve tissues. Protection of body parts and production of secretions are the functions of the epithelial tissue.
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