What Causes the Microvascular Complications in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus

question 29

Multiple Choice

What causes the microvascular complications in patients with diabetes mellitus?

• A) The capillaries contain plaques of lipids that obstruct blood flow.
• B) Pressure in capillaries increase as a result of the elevated glucose attracting water.
• C) The capillary basement membranes thicken, and cell hyperplasia develops.
• D) Fibrous plaques form from the proliferation of subendothelial smooth muscle of arteries.

---

Definitions:

Missouri Compromise

An agreement passed in 1820 admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state, to maintain the balance of power between North and South.

Fugitive Slave Law

Refers to the laws enacted by the United States Congress in 1793 and 1850 that mandated the return of runaway slaves to their owners.

Underground Railroad

A network of secret routes and safe houses used in the United States during the early to mid-19th century to help African slaves escape to free states and Canada.

Slaves Escaped

Refers to the action of enslaved African Americans fleeing from bondage in search of freedom, often via networks like the Underground Railroad.