The ability of a person's cardiovascular system to compensate for blood loss is MOST related to:

A. his or her baseline blood pressure.
B. how rapidly he or she bleeds.
C. how fast his or her heart beats.
D. the part of the body injured.


Answer: B. how rapidly he or she bleeds.

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a. preoxygenate the airway prior to the apneic episodes. b. stimulate the central chemoreceptors and prevent apneic episodes. c. increase the respiratory drive in the medulla. d. blow off carbon dioxide in the alveolus.

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