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Complete the following sentence. When standing, the arterial blood pressure in the feet is:

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Complete the following sentence. When standing, the arterial blood pressure in the feet is:

  1. less than the arterial blood pressure of the hands.
  2. reduced due to the action of valves in supporting the blood in the veins of the legs.
  3. increased by the hydrostatic pressure due to the “head of blood” in the vessels.
  4. less than the venous blood pressure in the feet.
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waelhammad
2022-10-18
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C: Because of gravity, the position of the body in space affects blood pressure. When standing, hydrostatic pressure increases the BP in the blood vessels of the feet.

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