Which of the Following Does NOT Occur to Compensate for a Fall

question 87

Multiple Choice

Which of the following does NOT occur to compensate for a fall in blood pressure below normal

• A)increase in cardiac output
• B)decrease in total peripheral resistance
• C)increase in heart rate
• D)venous vasoconstriction

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Definitions:

Hypnosis

An altered state of consciousness or a psychological state of altered attention and expectation in which the individual is unusually receptive to suggestions.

Hypnosis

A trance-like mental state in which a person becomes highly suggestible and is able to focus intensely on a specific thought or memory, excluding any other thoughts.

Somniloquy

The act of talking during sleep, a type of parasomnia that can occur in any stage of sleep.

Somnambulism

The scientific term for sleepwalking, a condition in which a person, while asleep, performs activities that are usually only performed while in a state of full consciousness.