Evaluation of a newborn reveals that it has a pink body, but blue hands and feet; a strong cry; a pulse rate of 110 beats/min; and some spontaneous flexion of the extremities. It pulls its leg away when stimulated. You should assign an APGAR score of:

A: 8
B: 5
C: 6
D: 7

Ans: A: 8

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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