All of the Following Are True About a Chest Tube

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Multiple Choice

All of the following are true about a chest tube except:

• A) it is a plastic tube inserted between the ribs.
• B) it can be attached to ventilator to help the patient breathe.
• C) it removes accumulated air associated with a pneumothorax.
• D) it removes blood associated with a hemothorax.

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Definitions:

Semicircular Canals

Three fluid-filled tubes in the inner ear that help maintain balance by detecting changes in head rotation and motion.

Liquid

A state of matter with a definite volume but no fixed shape, that flows and adapts to the shape of its container.

Rods And Cones

Specialized light-sensitive cells in the retina of the eye, where rods detect light intensity and cones are responsible for color vision.

Retina

Photoreceptor-containing layer of tissue in an eye.