The correlation of bone resorption to bone deposition in osteoporesis is that bone resorption exceeds bone deposition

Gene was born with a malformed mitral valve. How will that affect her circulation?

A _______ is a place where the ends of two bones are in proximity and move in relation to each other.

Why is the left side of the heart thicker and larger than the right side of the heart?

Atrial repolarization never occurs, which is demonstrated in an EKG.

The brainstem contains the center for sneezing, coughing, hiccuping and swallowing

An entire skeletal muscle is surrounded by the _____. 

A newly admitted patient has hard, dry, black eschar on both heels.  The nursing student correctly assesses this as a(n)

A patient complains of difficulty with eye and eyelid movement, chewing, swallowing, speaking, and breathing. Which findings in the patient’s diagnostic results would indicate the presence of myasthenia gravis? Select all that apply.

When assessing a patient who spilled hot oil on the right leg and foot, the nurse notes that the skin is dry, pale, hard skin. The patient states that the burn is not painful. What term would the nurse use to document the burn depth?