What Type of Change in Pressure Causes the Bends and Why

question 81

Multiple Choice

What type of change in pressure causes the bends and why?

• A) an increase in pressure, because it results in nitrogen rapidly diffusing out of the bloodstream
• B) an increase in pressure, because it results in nitrogen rapidly dissolving into the bloodstream
• C) a decrease in pressure, because it results in nitrogen rapidly diffusing out of the bloodstream
• D) a decrease in pressure, because it results in nitrogen slowly dissolving into the bloodstream
• E) The bends is not a result of pressure changes.

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Definitions:

Nutrition Education Intervention

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