Gas, nutrient, and waste exchange occur between the __________ and the tissues of the body.

The nurse is completing a  premedication assessment. Which assessment finding would prohibit the administration of an antacid containing magnesium?

Tendons and ligaments have

The spleen is essentially a giant lymph node, because it is encapsulated, has trabeculae, and filters lymph to remove antigens.

An elderly client experiences mild confusion, restlessness and an increase in vital signs after being given secobarbital. How should the nurse initially respond?

During a dangerous situation, the sympathetic nervous system causes widespread vasoconstriction, raising systemic blood pressure. This is an example of the myogenic response. 

Like proteins, eicosanoids are synthesized on ribosomes in a process that involves transcription and translation.

Find f(-2) when f(x)=x2+4x+5

Like PTH, calcitonin increases blood calcium levels.

Reduced hormone concentration in the blood often causes target cells to