Propose a reason why compartment syndrome can be life threatening
What will be an ideal response?
Compartment syndrome can be life threatening because prolonged ischemia leads to tissue death.
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Your friend puts on a mask and chases you as a prank. Your body responds by releasing epinephrine and norepinephrine, along with other physiological responses. Your friend frightening you is the ________, that cause the body's response.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Each of the following muscles is involved in the process of chewing or manipulating food in the mouth except the
A) masseter. B) temporalis. C) pterygoid. D) omohyoid. E) genioglossus.
Microfilaments are slender protein strands, usually composed of the protein ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Suppose there was a drug that could dramatically decrease mucus secretion. Which of the following may be a side effect of this drug?
A. Decreased mucus secretion would not affect a person's special senses. B. Decreased mucus secretion would enhance a person's ability to smell due to less of a barrier between the odors and the olfactory organ. C. Decreased mucus secretion would also decrease a person's ability to smell due to less fluid associated with the olfactory organ. D. Decreased mucus secretion would enhance a person's sense of taste due to the lack of mucus blocking access to the taste receptors.