The MOST disastrous consequence of a severe traumatic brain injury is:
A) an increase in intracranial pressure.
B) an increase in mean arterial pressure.
C) severe hypertension and bradycardia.
D) a decrease in cerebral perfusion pressure.
Answer: D) a decrease in cerebral perfusion pressure.
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What will be an ideal response?
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A. Reticular connective tissue B. Bone C. Cartilage D. Adipose tissue E. Areolar connective tissue
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A. chaperone molecules. B. coenzymes. C. growth factors. D. cell adhesion molecules. E. digestive enzymes.
Which male gland is located behind the urinary bladder and secretes an alkaline fluid with fructose and prostaglandins?
A. Seminal vesicles B. Bulbourethral glands C. Cowper's glands D. Prostate