A student asks the physiology instructor where chloride is primarily reabsorbed. What would be the instructor's best answer?
A) The loop of Henle
B) The nephron
C) The kidney
D) The distal convolute tubule
A
Feedback:
Chloride is an important negatively charged ion that helps to maintain electrical neutrality with the movement of cations across the cell membrane. Chloride is primarily reabsorbed in the loop of Henle, where it promotes the movement of sodium out of the cell. The other options are not correct.
You might also like to view...
Why are inhaled steroids used to treat asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)?
A) They act locally to decrease release of inflammatory mediators. B) They act locally to improve mobilization of edema. C) They act locally to increase histamine release. D) They act locally to decrease histamine release.
Census 2000 data indicated that 24% of the population was under age 18. What health implications can be derived from this data?
A. Immunization rates will increase for childhood diseases. B. This population group will be the highest percentage over age 65. C. There will be higher numbers of children receiving Medicaid. D. This population will have higher rates of chronic diseases.
A nurse is conducting a head-to-toe assessment of a middle-aged female patient. The nurse has palpated the breasts of a patient and believes that a mass is palpable in one of her breasts. How should the nurse best document this assessment finding?
A) "Medium-sized mass palpable in the medial portion of the left breast." B) "Malignant mass palpable in the upper left lobe of the patient's left breast." C) "One-centimeter mass palpable 2 cm from nipple at the two o'clock position." D) "Mass palpable in the subcutaneous tissue of patient's left breast, approximately 4 cm from sternum."
A pediatric nurse is caring for the fourth of five children in one family. The nurse identifies that the parents need additional safety teaching when the mother mentions that:
A. a 2-year-old can safely sit in the front seat of a car. B. teenagers need to practice safe sex. C. children need to wear a helmet and safety pads when in-line skating. D. children need to learn to swim even if parents do not have a swimming pool.