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Exam questionKROK 1Dentistry ยท 2017

During development of a frostbite the exposed skin becomes pale and its temperature drops. What mechanism is the basis of these developments?

Answer options

  1. Decreased heart rate
  2. Reflex vasoconstriction
  3. Dermal and subcutaneous vasodilatation
  4. Visceral vasoconstriction
  5. Closure of arteriovenous anastomoses
Correct answer

Reflex vasoconstriction

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