Which of the following statements is false? Please encircle your answer and in each case, explain what is incorrect. When the muscular walls of the blood vessels all over a woman’s body contract, the space inside the vessels becomes larger so her blood pressure falls.Explanation:Hypertension during pregnancy reduces the blood supply from the endometrial arteries in the mother’s uterus to the fetus via the placenta.Explanation:Hypertension reduces the amount of amniotic fluid surrounding the fetus, because the blood flow to the baby’s kidneys is reduced so it makes less urine.Explanation:Fetal growth is not restricted in a pregnant woman with hypertension.Explanation:

1. When blood vessels constrict or contract due to release of certain chemical messengers and…

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Which of the following statements is false? Please encircle your answer and in each case, explain what is incorrect.

When the muscular walls of the blood vessels all over a woman’s body contract, the space inside the vessels becomes larger so her blood pressure falls.

Explanation:

Hypertension during pregnancy reduces the blood supply from the endometrial arteries in the mother’s uterus to the fetus via the placenta.

Explanation:

Hypertension reduces the amount of amniotic fluid surrounding the fetus, because the blood flow to the baby’s kidneys is reduced so it makes less urine.

Explanation: