The client with a history of gastrectomy presents with severe anemia, mild jaundice, and spastic ataxia. the lab work demonstrates an elevated mean corpuscular volume (mcv). the practitioner suspects the client has which type of anemia?

Select the correct answer. which statement applies only to the axial skeleton, not the appendicular skeleton? a. it contains a pivot joint. b. it has muscles attached that work in pairs. c. it contains red bone marrow. d. it possesses fossa for bone articulation. e. it protects the heart and lungs.

Baroreceptors in the aortic arch and carotid bodies are mechanoreceptors that respond to the stretch that occurs in these arterial walls with changes in blood pressure. if pressure changes rapidly, the baroreceptors initiate a feedback mechanism that reduces blood pressure; however, if pressure changes slowly, as in developing hypertension, the receptors do not respond. given this information, the baroreceptors are most likely which type of receptor?

Based on their relative positions in the periodic table, which two elements would have the same number of valence electrons?