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Fibrous, round ligament formed by the obliterated left umbilical vein.

Dimensions for a particular feature of an object should be placed in the most characteristic view of that feature.

The nurse is teaching a client about how the body maintains acid-base balance. Which statement by the client indicates correct understanding of the roles of bicarbonate and carbonic acid in this process?

The Portal Vein is __________ to the CBD. 

These are functions of the Liver, except:  

 The Liver assists the digestive and excretory systems by metabolizing fats, carbohydrates, and proteins.

 Runs directly toward the right side of the body, anterior to the portal vein and left of the common bile duct. Here, it divides into the gastroduodenal artery and the proper hepatic artery.

 Runs obliquely between the neck of the gallbladder and right portal vein.

The Dual blood supply to the liver is via the Hepatic artery and portal vein.

The Fields family always went to the grandmother’s house for dinner to celebrate everyone who had a birthday that month.  She always made favorite treats for each person celebrating a birthday, bought and wrapped gifts and prepared a large dinner for the entire extended family.  As she got older, she continued to make favorite treats, but asked one of her daughters to do the shopping and wrapping for her.  A family member would go to her house early to help her make the dinner and set the table. Everyone pitched in to supply side dishes.  By the last few years of her life, she did very little of the actual cooking.  She spent much of the day sitting at the table, giving verbal instructions and sharing memories of past family celebrations. Which theory best describes this behavior pattern (which is correlated with higher levels of reported happiness in older adulthood)?