Question

High blood pressure can cause all of the following except

A. kidney failure
B. heart damage
C. skeletal muscle damage
D. heart attack

Answer 1

High blood pressure, also called hypertension, is dangerous because it makes the heart work harder to pump blood out to the body and contributes to hardening of the arteries, or atherosclerosis, to stroke, kidney disease, and to heart failure. As far a i know muscles are not directly connected to the heart . C is the answer.

Answer 2

C. skeletal muscle damage

Hypertension or high blood pressure is one of the common chronic diseases that individuals have all over the world. It is a disease in which the pressure of the blood inside the blood vessels is higher than it should be. About 1 in 3 US adults have hypertension. It is known to be the silent killer because it has no known warning signs and symptoms. Often, a person with hypertension will develop heart diseases and even stroke. Hypertension can be prevented if a person chooses to eat healthily and exercises regularly.