When a person is exposed to cold temperatures, blood vessels in the skin:
A. dilate and draw blood to the surface of the skin.
B. constrict and divert blood away from the skin.
C. dilate and divert blood to the core of the body.
D. constrict and draw blood to the skin's surface.
Answer: B. constrict and divert blood away from the skin.
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A) asks the patient if he has pain anywhere along his spinal column. B) palpates the entire spinal column for tenderness. C) asks the patient to spread his fingers apart on both hands. D) checks for distal pulses in all four extremities.
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