Turning a structure around its longitudinal axis is called
A. circumduction.
B. rotation.
C. hyperextension.
D. supination.
E. pronation.
B
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A patient, Aldo S. Terone, was found to have severe arteriosclerosis of his renal arteries, which reduces renal blood flow. Which of these would be consistent with that condition?
A. hypotension (low blood pressure) B. hypertension (high blood pressure) C. decreased vasomotor tone D. exaggerated sympathetic stimulation of the heart E. Both hypotension (low blood pressure) and decreased vasomotor tone would be expected consequences of his condition.
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A. Conception B. Implantation C. Gastrulation D. Cleavage E. Organogenesis