Author Question: List the parts of the body that respond when anaphylaxis occurs. How do those body parts respond and ... (Read 47 times)

jazziefee

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 505
List the parts of the body that respond when anaphylaxis occurs. How do those body parts respond and what are the symptoms that result from those responses?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Motion sickness occurs because of fluid movement in the ________.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word



zenzy

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 336
Answer to Question 1

The lungs respond with bronchoconstriction resulting in dyspnea. The heart responds with a fast heart rate, resulting in decreased cardiac output. The arterioles respond with vasodilation, resulting in edema. The skin responds with itching and hives.

Answer to Question 2

labyrinth



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
 

Did you know?

According to the Migraine Research Foundation, migraines are the third most prevalent illness in the world. Women are most affected (18%), followed by children of both sexes (10%), and men (6%).

Did you know?

More than 30% of American adults, and about 12% of children utilize health care approaches that were developed outside of conventional medicine.

Did you know?

When Gabriel Fahrenheit invented the first mercury thermometer, he called "zero degrees" the lowest temperature he was able to attain with a mixture of ice and salt. For the upper point of his scale, he used 96°, which he measured as normal human body temperature (we know it to be 98.6° today because of more accurate thermometers).

Did you know?

The senior population grows every year. Seniors older than 65 years of age now comprise more than 13% of the total population. However, women outlive men. In the 85-and-over age group, there are only 45 men to every 100 women.

Did you know?

Intradermal injections are somewhat difficult to correctly administer because the skin layers are so thin that it is easy to accidentally punch through to the deeper subcutaneous layer.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library