KROK 1 2011 – Question 108 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
A student failed to answer all the questions of examination paper correctly. As a result he blushed, felt hot and lost confidence. What type of arterial hyperemia has developed in this case?
- A. Neurotonic hyperemia
- B. Postishemic hyperemia
- C. Pathologic hyperemia
- D. Metabolic hyperemia
- E. Neuroparalytic hyperemia
Hint
Ask through which nervous mechanism an emotional stimulus can quickly and reflexly dilate the arterioles of the face and neck.
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