What is the largest vein in the human body that returns deoxygenated blood from the upper half of the body to the right atrium of the heart?

The medication prescribed to the patient is a diuretic, which removes water and electrolytes from the body by increasing urination 1.

This helps reduce fluid buildup in the body.

Choice A, Inhibits the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, is not the correct answer because it describes a different mechanism of action.

Choice B, Blocks beta receptors, is not the correct answer because it describes a different mechanism of action.

Choice C, Increases sodium and water reabsorption, is not the correct answer because it would have the opposite effect of reducing fluid buildup.

The plasma membrane is the organelle that encapsulates the contents of the cell and plays a vital role in regulating the movement of substances in and out of the cell.

It is a selectively permeable barrier that separates the internal environment of the cell from the external environment.

Choice A is incorrect because ribosomes are organelles involved in protein synthesis, not in regulating the movement of substances in and out of the cell.

Choice B is incorrect because the nucleus is an organelle that contains the cell’s genetic material, not in regulating the movement of substances in and out of the cell.

Choice C is incorrect because mitochondria are organelles involved in energy production, not in regulating the movement of substances in and out of the cell.