Purging Refers To

question 48

Multiple Choice

Purging refers to:

• A)Eating excessive amounts of food in a short period of time
• B)Falsely viewing oneself as "fat"
• C)Forcing oneself to vomit
• D)Using excessive amounts of exercise as a way to lose weight

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Definitions:

Glomerular Capsule

A cup-like sac at the beginning of the tubular component of a nephron in the kidney that performs the first step in the filtration of blood to form urine.

Proximal Convoluted Tubule

A portion of the kidney nephron responsible for reabsorbing water, sodium, and other substances from the filtrate.

Distal Convoluted Tubules

Part of the nephron in the kidney that functions in the reabsorption of water, sodium, and chloride and the secretion of potassium and hydrogen ions.

Collecting Ducts

Part of the kidney nephrons involved in the concentration and transportation of urine.