Beta-Adrenergic Antagonists Reduce Hypertension Through All of the Following Effects

question 7

Multiple Choice

Beta-adrenergic antagonists reduce hypertension through all of the following effects, EXCEPT:

• A) diminishing reflex tachycardia as a compensatory response.
• B) suppressing renin release from the kidneys.
• C) a negative inotropic effect.
• D) reduction of peripheral vascular resistance through vasodilation.

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Fertility

The natural capability to produce offspring, a measure of reproduction rate for an individual or population.

Parturition

The act or process of giving birth; childbirth.

Micturition

The act of urinating or voiding the bladder.

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An initial stage in the embryonic growth of many animals, where the blastula, which originally has a single layer, transforms into a gastrula, a structure with multiple layers.