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The Intraoperative Nurse Caring for a Client Having Brain Surgery

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The intraoperative nurse caring for a client having brain surgery to remove a tumor would be particularly careful about


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Somatic Cell

Body cell; excludes cells that undergo meiosis and become sperm or eggs.

Chromosomes

Threadlike structures composed of DNA and proteins, containing the genetic information necessary for cell growth, division, and function.

Meiosis

A specialized type of cell division that reduces the chromosome number by half, leading to the production of haploid gametes in sexually reproducing organisms.

Spindle

Collection of microtubules that assist in the orderly distribution of chromosomes during cell division.

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