The diving reflex may allow a person to survive extended periods of submersion in cold water secondary to:
A. bradycardia and a slowing of the metabolic rate.
B. laryngospasm that protects the lungs from water.
C. tachycardia and a lowering of the blood pressure.
D. increases in the metabolic rate and oxygen demand.
Ans: A. bradycardia and a slowing of the metabolic rate.
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