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Title: Pulse pressure is calculated by :
Post by: ferry_L on Feb 22, 2018
Pulse pressure is calculated by
 
  A) subtracting systolic pressure from diastolic pressure.
  B) multiplying systolic and diastolic pressures.
  C) subtracting diastolic pressure from systolic pressure.
  D) adding systolic and diastolic pressures.



(Question 2) Addison disease
 
  A) all of the above. B) decreases blood sodium levels.
  C) lowers blood pressure. D) increases blood potassium levels.



(Question 3) Blood platelets
 
  A) all of the above.
  B) form from megakaryocytes.
  C) release serotonin.
  D) number from 150,000 - 450,000 per microliter blood.



(Question 4) Melinda has Parkinson disease. Her movements are slowing and she has difficulty
  initiating voluntary muscular actions. The region that is affected in her brain is the
 
  A) basal ganglia. B) parietal lobe.
  C) frontal lobe. D) amygdala.



(Question 5) Which of the following is part of the adaptive immune response?
 
  A) Production of antibodies B) Synthesis of defensins
  C) Inflammation D) Phagocytosis



(Question 6) Hyposecretion of hormones from the adrenal cortex leads to
 
  A) Addison disease. B) moon face.
  C) Cushing syndrome. D) buffalo hump.



(Question 7) Arterial systolic pressure is most closely associated with
 
  A) ventricular relaxation. B) ventricular contraction.
  C) atrial contraction. D) atrial relaxation.



(Question 8) The conjunctiva is a layer of tissue that lines the inner surface of the eyelids and covers
  most of the anterior surface of the eye.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false



(Question 9) Cortisol is useful in controlling inflammation reactions because it
 
  A) destabilizes lysosomal membranes.
  B) decreases blood flow.
  C) decreases the permeability of capillaries.
  D) increases synthesis of prostaglandins.



(Question 10) Factors that increase heart rate and blood pressure include
 
  A) exercise. B) increase in body temperature.
  C) emotional responses. D) all of the above.


Title: Pulse pressure is calculated by :
Post by: evyan on Feb 22, 2018
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