A nurse found the vital sign he measured in metric units of mercury to be highly elevated. What condition does his patient have?

A) Hyperalgia B) Heart attack
C) Hypertension D) Fever


C

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When a cell __________, the charge difference between the intracellular and extracellular fluids decreases

Fill in the blank with the correct word.

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The ingestion of a meal high in fat content would cause which of the following to occur?

A) This type of food would cause secretion of gastrin to cease, resulting in faster gastric emptying. B) Increased production of trypsinogen. C) Bile would be released from the gallbladder to emulsify the fat in the duodenum. D) The acid secretions from the stomach would be sufficient to digest this food but may cause heartburn.

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Increasing the number of recruited motor units in a muscle increases its force or strength of contraction

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The appendicular skeleton contains ________ bones.

A) 80 B) 206 C) 126 D) 64 E) 62

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