Dilation of the Submucosal and Subcutaneous Venous Plexus That Lines

question 55

Multiple Choice

Dilation of the submucosal and subcutaneous venous plexus that lines the anal canal is called:

• A) anal fissure
• B) fistula-in-ano
• C) hemorrhoid
• D) pilonidal cyst

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Definitions:

Linearly Related

A term describing two or more variables that change together in a way that can be represented with a straight line in a graph.

Spearman Rank Correlation

A statistic used to measure the strength and direction of association between two ranked variables.

Pearson Correlation

A measure of the linear correlation between two variables X and Y, giving a value between -1 and 1.

Positive Correlation

The relationship between two variables where both variables move in the same direction.