The Valsalva maneuver causes a drop in blood pressure which should be detected by:

A) nociceptors. B) thermoreceptors. C) chemoreceptors. D) baroreceptors.


Answer: D

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________ is known as a "vicious cycle." In most cases, this is harmful if the vicious cycle cannot be broken; sometimes it is necessary for a process to run to completion

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Attachment to the ribs limits range of motion in which vertebrae?

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