Contributing Factors to Hernia Formation Include Age,gender,previous Surgery,obesity,nutritional Status,and Pulmonary

question 14

Multiple Choice

Contributing factors to hernia formation include age,gender,previous surgery,obesity,nutritional status,and pulmonary and cardiac disease.The formation of the hernia at a site of weakness is due to any number of conditions that cause:

• A) impaired healing and defective collagen formation.
• B) thinning and stretching of muscle fibers.
• C) increased pressure within the abdomen.
• D) loss of tissue elasticity.

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Definitions:

Refractory Period

A period immediately following an action (e.g., a neuron's firing or human ejaculation) during which a second action is difficult or impossible to initiate.

Neuron

A specific type of cell responsible for sending nerve signals; also known as a neuron.

All-Or-None Response

A neuron’s reaction of either firing (with a full-strength response) or not firing.

Neural Impulses

Electrical signals that travel along neurons, transmitting messages throughout the nervous system.