The auscultatory method of measuring blood pressure
A. relies on the insertion of a cannula into the vessel in which pressure is being measured.
B. monitors the oscillations in the blood vessel during changes in pressure.
C. involves an electronic transducer attached to a mercury manometer.
D. relies on hearing Korotkoff sounds through a stethoscope.
E. relies on hearing the sounds made by laminar flow of the blood.
D
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A) other bones. B) adipose tissue. C) tendons. D) ligaments. E) muscles.
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