The Greatest Resistance to Opening More Combat Assignments to Women

question 7

Multiple Choice

The greatest resistance to opening more combat assignments to women is the

• A)idea that women in the military are less intelligent and educated than their male counterparts.
• B)traditional gender view of women as nurturers.
• C)issue of sexual intimacy in a "co-educational" military.
• D)concern about sexually transmitted diseases.

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Definitions:

Myogenic Mechanism

A physiological mechanism by which blood vessels automatically adjust their resistance to maintain constant blood flow despite changes in arterial blood pressure.

Afferent Arterioles

Small blood vessels that carry blood toward the nephrons in the kidneys, regulating blood pressure and filtration.

Blood Pressure

The force exerted by circulating blood on the walls of blood vessels, an essential indicator of cardiovascular health.

Proximal Convoluted Tubule

A segment of the nephron in the kidney where the bulk of reabsorption of water, ions, and nutrients from the filtered blood occurs.