A Tube Passed Through the Nose or Mouth with the End

question 12

Short Answer

A tube passed through the nose or mouth with the end terminating in the stomach or the small bowel,and used in feeding the patient for short periods is known as a _____________.

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Definitions:

Prebiotic Soup Hypothesis

A theory suggesting that life on earth began in a "soup" of organic molecules, possibly in the oceans, that eventually led to the formation of more complex molecules and early life forms.

Organic Molecules

Molecules that contain carbon and are found in living systems.

Fossil Stromatolites

Ancient, layered bio-chemical structures created by the trapping, binding, and calcification of sedimentary grains by microbial mats of microorganisms, especially cyanobacteria, indicative of early life on Earth.

Cells

Basic structural, functional, and biological units of all living organisms, consisting of a nucleus and cytoplasm enclosed in a membrane.