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What is the function of an ACE inhibitor type of medication?
What is the function of an ACE inhibitor type of medication?
- Promoting rapid, random contractions of the heart wall
- Surgically removing plaque buildup from arteries
- Blocking the action of the enzyme that contracts blood vessels (correct)
- Increasing the number of red blood cells
What is an aneurysm?
What is an aneurysm?
- Severe episodes of choking or suffocating chest pain
- Rapid, random, ineffective contractions of the heart wall
- A localized, balloonlike enlargement of an artery (correct)
- Absence of all formed blood elements
What is the function of angi/o in the body?
What is the function of angi/o in the body?
- Absence of all formed blood elements
- Blood or lymph vessel (correct)
- Severe episodes of choking or suffocating chest pain
- Surgical removal of plaque buildup from arteries
What is the main function of capillaries in the body?
What is the main function of capillaries in the body?
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What is the diagnostic technique that introduces a contrast medium to determine how well the heart is functioning?
What is the diagnostic technique that introduces a contrast medium to determine how well the heart is functioning?
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