Why Would a Person Who Has Their Tonsils Removed Be

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Multiple Choice

Why would a person who has their tonsils removed be more susceptible to certain types of infections of the throat and respiratory tract?

• A)Tonsils produce high levels of lactoferrin,a strong natural antibacterial compound.
• B)Tonsils produce large amounts of interferons,natural antiviral compounds.
• C)Tonsils are secondary lymphoid organs-they help to provide a constant response to the microbes in the oral cavity,helping to keep them in check and preventing them from spreading to other areas.
• D)Tonsils are the location where T cells develop and mature.Without them,a person won't have T cells,and will be more likely to suffer from infections that would normally be eliminated by such cells.

Understand the factors affecting newborn feeding and nutrition, including breastfeeding.

Recognize signs of neonatal distress and the appropriate nursing responses.

Understand the importance of and methods for promoting parent-newborn attachment.

Identify common newborn skincare and hygiene practices.

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Definitions:

Significance Level

A threshold within hypothesis testing that determines whether to reject the null hypothesis, often denoted by alpha (α) and representing the probability of a Type I error.

Kilometres

A unit of length in the metric system equal to 1,000 meters, commonly used to measure distances between geographical locations.

Mean Number

The average value of a set of numbers, calculated by dividing the sum of all numbers by the count of those numbers.

Significance Level

In hypothesis testing, the threshold below which the p-value must fall for the results to be considered statistically significant, commonly set at 0.05.