Obstructive Sleep Apnea Occurs When ________

question 10

Multiple Choice

Obstructive sleep apnea occurs when ________.

• A) A disruption in signals that regulate breathing, which are sent from the brain, cause periods of interrupted breathing.
• B) An individual dreams she cannot breathe and wakes up in a panic.
• C) An individual's airway becomes blocked during sleep.
• D) Signals sent from the brain that regulate breathing are blocked in the hypothalamus.

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Definitions:

Low-Side Pressures

Pressures measured in the low-pressure side of a system, particularly in cooling and refrigeration circuits, indicating the system's status and efficiency.

Damaged Compressor

A compressor that has experienced failure or impairment, affecting its ability to pressurize and circulate refrigerant in HVAC systems or other machinery.

Latent Heat

The amount of heat energy required to change a substance from one state to another: a key principle of refrigeration physics. See also latent heat of condensation and latent heat of vaporization.

Vaporization

To change state from a liquid to a gas. The result of boiling a liquid. To evaporate.