A Tube Used to Drain Fluid from Brain Ventricles into the Abdominal

question 87

Multiple Choice

A tube used to drain fluid from brain ventricles into the abdominal cavity is:

• A) a craniectomy.
• B) stereotaxic radiosurgery.
• C) ventriculoperitoneal shunt
• D) trephination.

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Definitions:

Phloem

The vascular tissue in plants that conducts sugars and other metabolic products downward from the leaves.

Xylem

A type of vascular tissue in plants that transports water and dissolved minerals from the roots to the rest of the plant.

Alpha-Galacturonic Acid

A component of pectin, a polysaccharide found in the cell walls of plants, involved in maintaining cell structure and rigidity.

Glucagon

A hormone produced by the pancreas that promotes the increase of blood glucose levels by stimulating glycogen breakdown in the liver.