A Newborn Is in Respiratory Distress and Requires Ventilation

question 32

Multiple Choice

A newborn is in respiratory distress and requires ventilation.Tests reveal that he does not produce surfactant due to the absence of:

• A) Mucus-producing cells
• B) Type II alveolar cells
• C) Alveolar macrophages
• D) Goblet cells

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Definitions:

Conditioned Stimuli

Stimuli that were originally neutral but have become associated with a particular response after being paired with an unconditioned stimulus.

Responding Levels

Refers to the degree or intensity of an organism's reaction to a stimulus or a series of stimuli.

Morphine

An opioid analgesic drug derived from opium, used medically to relieve severe or acute pain.

Conditioned Response

A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that becomes associated with an unconditioned stimulus through conditioning.