High cholesterol levels can lead to the accumulation of fatty deposits along the inner walls of arteries, causing ____. 

A. hypertension
B. atherosclerosis
C. osteoporosis
D. diabetes
E. osteoarthritis


B. atherosclerosis
High cholesterol levels can lead to atherosclerosis.

Health Professions

You might also like to view...

Which of the following drugs is used as an antidote for thrombolytic enzyme overdose?

A) Aminocaproic acid B) Protamine sulfate C) Vitamin K D) All the above

Health Professions

While working with a TB patient with a wet cough, you discover that despite wearing appropriate PPE, some of the patient's sputum has splattered onto your face. You wash the area thoroughly with soap and water, and document the exposure on the appropriate form. What must you also remember to do?

A. Schedule a follow-up medical evaluation. B. Place yourself in quarantine when you reach the hospital. C. Complete an advance directive form. D. Get a tuberculosis vaccine within seven days.

Health Professions

Which is NOT one of the three types of skeletal muscle units?

A. Antagonist B. Prime mover C. Striated D. Synergist

Health Professions

The muscle of the neck that appears to move anteriorly as axial CT images descend is theA) scalene

B) platysma. C) SCM. D) longus capitis.

Health Professions