Edema is likely to occur when
A) hemorrhage occurs.
B) the heart becomes an insufficient pump.
C) blood hydraulic pressure at the capillary decreases.
D) the blood hydraulic pressure in a capillary is equal to the blood osmotic pressure.
E) the concentration of protein in the blood increases.
B) the heart becomes an insufficient pump.
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Which of the following cells is the most variable cell in the immune system?
a) Natural killer cell b) Monocyte c) RBC d) Lymphocyte e) Macrophage
Glomerular filtration produces about ________ liters of fluid in twenty-four hours
A) 180 B) 144 C) 40 D) 96
The muscle that squeezes the eye shut is the ________ oculi.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).