________ is a condition in which chronic low levels of oxygen (due to lung disease or living in high altitudes) cause the body to produce more than normal amounts of erythrocytes to transport more efficiently the smaller amounts of available oxygen
A) Primary erythrocytopenia B) Primary polycythemia
C) Secondary polycythemia D) Secondary erythrocytopenia
C
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Which area of the cerebral cortex would receive input from sensory receptors in the nose?
A) the general interpretive center B) gustatory cortex C) olfactory cortex D) the postcentral gyrus E) None of the answers are correct.
A deep, prolonged breath that fills the lungs, believed to be caused by the need to increase the level of oxygen in the blood, is called _____.?
A) ?coughing B) ?hiccups C) ?sneezing D) ?yawning
Which of the following has the highest partial pressure of carbon dioxide?
A. The blood circulating in systemic arteries B. The alveoli of the lungs C. The systemic cells
A male inherits X-linked traits from ________.
A. one or the other of his parents B. only his father C. both his father and mother D. only his mother