An 85-Year-Old Female in a Long-Term Care Facility Is Prescribed

question 83

Multiple Choice

An 85-year-old female in a long-term care facility is prescribed verapamil for blood pressure management twice daily. The medication is classified as a calcium channel blocker.
-Which of the following is a characteristic of active transport?  

• A)Involves the movement of water
• B)Does not require the input of energy
• C)Involves the movement of substances from areas of high concentration to areas of low concentration
• D)Involves the use of carrier proteins

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Definitions:

Germinal Center

An area inside lymph nodes where mature B cells grow, evolve, and alter their antibody genes while responding to an immune challenge.

Afferent Vessels

Blood vessels that carry blood toward a particular organ or tissue, often referring to the vessels entering an organ.

Efferent Vessels

Blood vessels or lymphatic vessels that carry fluid away from an organ or tissue, as opposed to afferent vessels that bring fluid to it.

Lymphatic Vessels

A network of conduits through which lymph, containing immune cells and waste, is transported.