Select the Correct Description for Each of the Abbreviations

question 61

Multiple Choice

Select the correct description for each of the abbreviations
-TPN

• A)Stomach and intestines
• B)Organ below the liver; stores bile
• C)Intravenous feeding
• D)Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis
• E)Placement of a tube from the nose into the stomach
• F)X-ray examination of the bile ducts
• G)X-ray examination of the colon
• H)Bilirubin, AST, ALT determination; tests of liver function
• I)Visual examination of the esophagus
• J)Reflux esophagitis

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Definitions:

Physiological Response

Bodily reactions, such as changes in heart rate, breathing, and hormone levels, to stimuli or activities.

Behavioral Response

The observable reaction or action of an individual following an environmental or internal stimulus.

Leptin

A hormone produced by adipose cells that helps to regulate energy balance by inhibiting hunger, which in turn diminishes fat storage in adipocytes.

Genetics

The branch of biology that studies the inheritance of physical and behavioral characteristics of an organism as determined by the genes.