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Myelin sheath gaps (nodes of Ranvier) occur along:

Glial cells that line the brain ventricles are called _____________________ cells.

What type ion gated channels are opened by neurotransmitters?

The client with Crohn’s disease is scheduled for an ileostomy.  The nurse is aware the client’s stoma will be located in which area of the abdomen?

A client tells the nurse, “I am not having normal bowel movements.”  When differentiating between what are normal and abnormal bowel habits, what indicators are the most important?

The client in end-stage liver failure has vitamin K deficiency.  Which interventions should the nurse implement?  Select all that apply.

Which of the following ions has both its electrical and chemical gradients toward the inside of the neuron?

If trying to increase the value of your country’s currency that is pegged against the British Pound, you would need to buy your country’s currency and pay in Pounds. 

A sample of oxygen gas (O2) has a volume of 7.86 L at a temperature of 19 oC and a pressure of 1.38 atm. Calculate the moles of O2 molecules present in this gas sample.

This illustrates the electrochemical gradient of __________.