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If a researcher were studying how food is broken down into absorbable units and distributed to body cells this is an example of what type of physiology?

This is a double layer of phospholipids with embedded proteins.

Which of the following is one of the subatomic particles that make up an atom?

If a researcher were study how glands secrete hormones and how these hormones regulate processes within the body, this is an example of what type of physiology?

If a scientist was studying the location, structure, placement of the stomach and intestines, this is an example of what type of anatomy?

The health care provider recommends that an older client take a multivitamin supplement labeled as “50+” or “mature.” The client later asks, “Why should I take that specific type?” How should the nurse respond?

A client is being admitted to the hospital unit with abdominal pain and nausea. During the assessment, the nurse discovers that the client has been taking supplements in a manner in which the vitamins could result in acting more as drugs. When do vitamins act as drugs in the body?

The nurse is caring for an older adult who says they have heard that older adults are especially prone to Vitamin D deficiency. The client wants to know more about this. The nurse should include what information when responding? 

The school nurse is explaining protein digestion during a nutrition class. The nurse recognizes that teaching is effective when the class indicates that protein is broken down into what end product for absorption?

The nurse is teaching a client about identifying sources of cholesterol in their eating pattern. What item in the client’s diet would the nurse identify as a source of cholesterol?