Proction Moodle Quiz Flashcards
Which vessels drain into the right lymphatic duct?
Right arm, right side of the head and neck, right side of the chest
Which organ of lymphatic system filters blood?
Spleen
When doing an assessment of hair, why would the nurse ask about the change in appetite or diet?
Because a change in appetite or diet may influence nutritional intake and this is evident in condition of hair
Pyogrenes are an example of what?
Cytokines
Pyrogenes are cytokines, their action is to induce fever
Which leukocytes matured in the thymus?
T lympocyte
The broaden scale is used to assess people who are at risk of what?
Pressure areas
An allergy occurs in response to the production of what?
IgE
Regulatory T cells do what?
Suppress or shut down the immune system
When doing a skin assessment it is important to consider turgor because?
Turgor is a indicator of poor fluid intake, it may be altered by dehydration
Lymph fluid flowing through the lymphatic system does so as a result of what?
Using a pressure gradient that courses fluid into the lymphatic capillaries
What are antibiotics effect against?
Bacteria
Sebaceous glands produce what?
Sebum
There are four stages of pressure areas
What is stage one?
An area of persistent non blanchable redness when compared to the surrounding skin
Which cell has a role in the innate immunity
NK cells and neutrophils
