As a result of an acute injury, the spleen has been ruptured and is bleeding out to the point that the stroke volume has decreased. To maintain cardiac output, heart rate will compensate by also decreasing to allow time for the ventricles to adequately fill with blood.
a. true
b. false
Ans: b. false
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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A. prostate gland B. paraurethral glands C. bulbourethral glands D. vestibular bulb E. vaginal epithelium
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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A) germinal center B) capsule C) subcapsular sinus D) the deep cortex