Select from the Following Pathologic Conditions to Match the Definitions

question 113

Multiple Choice

Select from the following pathologic conditions to match the definitions.

-Passageway between the aorta and the pulmonary artery remains open after birth

• A)coarctation of the aorta
• B)congestive heart failure
• C)coronary artery disease
• D)endocarditis
• E)heart block
• F)fibrillation
• G)flutter
• H)patent ductus arteriosus
• I)septal defects
• J)tetralogy of Fallot

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Definitions:

Hormones

Chemical messengers produced by glands, responsible for regulating physiological activities and maintaining homeostasis in the body.

Second Law

Presumably referencing the Second Law of Thermodynamics, which states that the entropy of any isolated system always increases.

Energy Disperses

A concept in thermodynamics and statistical mechanics where energy spreads out from a localized state to a more widespread and even distribution.