Joint or Muscle Pain Is Specifically Excluded from the Criteria

question 56

True/False

Joint or muscle pain is specifically excluded from the criteria for premenstrual dysphoric disorder.

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Definitions:

Left Ventricle

The chamber of the heart that receives oxygenated blood from the left atrium and pumps it out under high pressure through the aorta to circulate throughout the body.

Oxygen-poor Blood

Refers to blood with a lower than normal oxygen content, usually returning to the heart from various parts of the body.

Superior and Inferior

Terms used to describe the relative position of body parts, with 'superior' meaning higher or above and 'inferior' meaning lower or below.

Baroreceptors

Structures, located in the aorta and carotid arteries, that help regulate blood pressure.