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The patient has respiratory difficulty due to changes in anatomic dead space. The nurse plans interventions based on changes in which physiological process?
Glia
Non-neuronal cells in the nervous system that provide support and protection for neurons.
Axon
A long, slender projection of a neuron that transmits electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body to other neurons or to muscles or glands.
Soma
The cell body of a neuron, containing the nucleus and cytoplasm.
Dendrite
Branched extensions of a neuron that act to conduct the electrochemical stimulation received from other neural cells to the cell body, or soma.
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