If a Person Is Bedridden for Several Days, the Baroreceptor

question 29

Multiple Choice

If a person is bedridden for several days, the baroreceptor reflex may fail upon standing.Why?

• A) Blood pools in the feet and legs.
• B) There is reduced blood flow to the brain.
• C) The kidneys have reduced the blood volume.
• D) Blood pools in the feet and legs and there is reduced blood flow to the brain.
• E) All of the statements are correct.

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Definitions:

Assumption of Risk

A legal doctrine under which an individual knowingly and willingly takes on the risks associated with an activity, potentially limiting liability for harm that occurs as a result.

Res Ipsa Loquitur

A legal doctrine that infers negligence from the very nature of an accident or injury, in the absence of direct evidence on how any defendant behaved.

Rebuttable Presumption

is a presumption in law that one can challenge and overturn with evidence to the contrary.

Breach of Duty

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