A patient who is chronically hypoxic because of anemia most likely has a problem with what component of the cardiovascular system?

A) Platelets
B) Red blood cells
C) Pulmonary arteries
D) White blood cells

B

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A. Carryalls B. Sprinkler kits C. Salvage covers D. Dewatering devices

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Atherosclerosis is a process in which:

A) the outer wall of a coronary artery becomes lined with masses of fatty tissue. B) calcium precipitates into the arterial walls, greatly reducing the artery's elasticity. C) plaque infiltrates the arterial wall, decreasing its elasticity and narrowing its lumen. D) plaque ruptures from a distant location and lodges in one of the coronary arteries.

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