When Low Oxygen Levels Result from Insufficiency in the Blood

question 145

Multiple Choice

 When low oxygen levels result from insufficiency in the blood supply to the brain, the resulting condition is known as

• A) ischemia.
• B) aneurysm.
• C) arteriovenous malformation.
• D) cavernous malformation.

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