A nurse assesses a male client with an abdominal hernia.Which abdominal hernias are correctly paired with their physiologic processes? (Select all that apply.)

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A direct inguinal hernia occurs when a peritoneum sac passes through a weak point in the abdominal wall.A ventral hernia results from inadequate healing of an incision.An incarcerated hernia cannot be reduced or placed back into the abdominal cavity.An indirect inguinal hernia is a sac formed from the peritoneum that contains a portion of the intestine and pushes downward at an angle into the inguinal canal.An indirect inguinal hernia often descends into the scrotum.A femoral hernia protrudes through the femoral ring and,as the clot enlarges,pulls the peritoneum and often the urinary bladder into the sac.

A Nurse Assesses a Male Client with an Abdominal Hernia