When a Retained Surgical Item Is Removed from a Patient,it

question 18

True/False

When a retained surgical item is removed from a patient,it is not necessary to send it to the pathology laboratory.

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Definitions:

Ventral Cavity

An anatomical cavity in the front part of the body that houses major organs including those within the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities.

Embryonic Cell

A cell derived from an embryo that has the potential to develop into various types of cells in the body.

Specialized Cell

A cell that has differentiated to perform a specific function in the body, such as a neuron or a red blood cell.

Tissue

An ensemble of similar cells and their extracellular matrix from the same origin that perform a specific function.