A patient has edema due to arterial insufficiency and has an ulcer forming on the greater toe. Is this patient a good candidate for the functions of mechanical compression? Select the BEST response.

Potential adverse effects of edema include all of the following EXCEPT:

The oldest oceanic crust in the Pacific Ocean basin is the crust that is farthest from the mid-ocean ridge, and it occurs on the far western side of the Pacific basin.

A seamount is subsiding at a rate of 2.5 cm per year.  The plate that the seamount is on is moving at a rate of 3 cm per year to the west.  How far west of its current location will the seamount be in 10,000,000 years?

Mountain ranges on the west coasts of both North and South America are caused by:

A seamount is made of rock that is dated at 5,000,000 years old.  Since the seamount was made, it has moved 100 kilometers from the hotspot where it formed.  What is the RATE of movement (in centimeters per year) of the plate during this time? 

Which of the following is associated with the convergence of two oceanic plates, as illustrated by the Marianna, Tonga, and Puerto Rico trenches?

In general, where a beach is exposed to high energy wave action, the sediment size will be larger than the sediments on a calmer beach. 

The movement of an oceanic plate over an isolated mantle plume will likely result in formation of:

A man is complaining of a severe throbbing headache accompanied by nausea and vomiting, and sensitivity to sound and light. These findings are consistent with which type of headache?