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Question
- Assertion: Smoking can raise blood pressure and increase heart rate.
- Reason: Nicotine stimulates adrenal glands to release adrenaline and noradrenaline into the blood circulation, both of which raise blood pressure and increase heart rate.
Options
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
A is true but R is false.
A is false but R is true.
Solution
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
Explanation:
Tobacco is consumed. It includes nicotine, an alkaloid that stimulates the adrenal gland, leading it to release adrenaline and nor-adrenaline, resulting in elevated blood pressure and an accelerated heart rate.
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