A Thickening and Loss of Elasticity of the Walls of the Arteries

question 75

Multiple Choice

A thickening and loss of elasticity of the walls of the arteries is called:

• A) arteriography.
• B) arteriosclerosis.
• C) arteritis.
• D) polyarteritis.

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Definitions:

Parasympathetic Nervous System

A branch of the autonomic nervous system responsible for conservation of body's energy and restoring the body to a state of calm.

Somatic Nervous System

A part of the peripheral nervous system associated with the voluntary control of body movements through the action of skeletal muscles.

Spinal Cord

The major channel of information that connects the brain to the body, conducting sensory and motor information to and from the peripheral nervous system.

Sympathetic

Associated with or denoting the part of the autonomic nervous system responsible for controlling the body's fight or flight response.