Health-Care Proxies __________

question 28

Multiple Choice

Health-care proxies __________.

• A) are not recognized in the United States
• B) cannot make medical decisions for patients in persistent vegetative states
• C) are an important means of covering children and adolescents
• D) are expensive and, therefore, only available to higher-SES patients

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Definitions:

Bowman's Capsule

At the onset of a nephron's tube-like segment in the kidney, there exists a cup-shaped pouch that initiates the blood filtration process leading to urine formation.

Glomerulus

A network of capillaries located at the beginning of a nephron in the kidney, involved in the filtration of blood to form urine.

Filtration

A process that separates substances into solutions by forcing them across a membrane.

Bowman's Capsule

A cup-like sack 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.