Shock occurs when a diminished amount of blood is available to the circulatory system.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


True

Shock occurs when a diminished amount of blood is available to the circulatory system, that is, when the vascular system loses its capacity to hold the fluid portion of the blood because of dilation of the blood vessels.

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a. true b. false

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