What is another name for the Hering-Breuer reflex?

a. irritant reflex c. Head's paradoxical reflex
b. inflation reflex d. deflation reflex


b. inflation reflex

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a. 10 milligrams/100cc b. 100 grams/cc c. 10 grams/cc d. 10 grams/100cc

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As individuals age, they generally

A) lose muscle mass. B) gain fat. C) lose bone density. D) All of the above are correct.

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You have been called to a public bus station for a behavioral emergency. On scene, you find a disheveled male in his forties sitting up against a wall. He is confused and incontinent. Bystanders state that he was just sitting on a bench watching people walk by, when suddenly he got up and began to stumble around, shouting obscenities, and then fell to the ground shaking. From this description, the EMT should be suspicious of which condition?

A) Generalized seizure B) Alcohol intoxication C) Absence seizure D) Syncopal episode

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The two main adrenergic receptors are alpha and beta. Whereas alpha-adrenergic receptors respond to adrenaline, beta-adrenergic receptors respond to:

A) nicotine B) sympathomimetics C) acetylcholine D) norepinephrine or epinephrine

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