An Embolus Could Block Blood Flow to the ________, Resulting

question 8

Multiple Choice

An embolus could block blood flow to the ________, resulting in a myocardial infarction, or it may block blood in the ________ and cause a stroke.

• A) brain; heart
• B) heart; kidney
• C) heart; brain
• D) brain; kidney
• E) liver; kidney

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Definitions:

Hamilton

Alexander Hamilton, a founding father of the United States, known for being the first Secretary of the Treasury and founding the nation's financial system.

Jay's Treaty

A 1795 treaty between the United States and Great Britain that averted war, resolved issues remaining since the Treaty of Paris of 1783, and facilitated ten years of peaceful trade between the United States and Britain.

Neutrality Policy

A foreign policy stance whereby a country seeks to avoid alliances and conflicts with other nations, maintaining a position of neutrality in international affairs.

Whiskey Rebellion

A tax protest in the United States in the 1790s, during which settlers in the Pennsylvania frontier resisted a federal liquor tax.