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Natalija [7]
3 years ago
8

A plastic tube placed from the ventricles of the brain to the peritoneal cavity in order to continuously remove excess cerebrosp

inal fluid is called a ____________ shunt.
Physics
1 answer:
irina1246 [14]3 years ago
4 0

Answer:

ventriculoperitoneal      

Explanation:

A VP or ventriculoperitoneal shunt is a medical equipment or a device which is used to relieve pressure from the brain that is caused by the accumulation of fluid in the brain. Ventriculoperitoneal shunting is a medical procedure that is primarily used to treat a condition  known as hydrocephalus. This condition occurs when the more cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) gets collected in the  ventricles of the brain than required.

Hence the answer is ---

ventriculoperitoneal      

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