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← Nature & AnimalsWhich outcome predictably affects the cardiovascular system upon arousal from prolonged bear hibernation?
A)Massive vasoconstriction reduces blood flow
B)Cardiac tamponade impairs heart function
C)Profound vasodilation drops blood pressure✓
D)Pulmonary hypertension strains right ventricle
💡 Explanation
Upon arousal, accumulated metabolites cause profound vasodilation because oxygen demand increases dramatically after a period of inactivity, flooding tissues and drastically dropping systemic blood pressure. Therefore systemic hypotension results, rather than vasoconstriction or tamponade conditions which require different homeostatic disruptions or structural failure modes.
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