The term used to describe fluid collecting in the pericardial cavity that restricts the movement of the heart is known as
A) cardiac tamponade.
B) mitral valve prolapse.
C) pleural effusion.
D) cardiomyopathy.
E) pericarditis.
A
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Each of the following changes in the skeletal muscles is a consequence of aging except that
A) Muscle fibers become smaller in diameter B) Muscles become less elastic. C) Muscles fatigue more rapidly. D) Muscle fibers increase their reserves of glycogen. E) There is a steady decrease in the number of satellite cells.
Secretion of ADH would ______
A) decrease urine output B) decrease glomerular filtration rate C) increase urine output D) increase glomerular filtration rate
Which of the following ECG waves represents ventricular repolarization?
a. P wave b. QRS complex c. T wave d. PR segment e. Ventricular repolarization occurs simultaneously with atrial depolarization and consequently cannot be recorded.