Most of the exchange of nutrients and waste products that occurs between the blood and interstitial spaces occurs across the walls of the _______

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


capillaries

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The events listed below are all components of respiration EXCEPT ________.

A. ventilation B. oxygen utilization C. gas exchange D. speech

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Respiratory acidosis occurs when the partial pressure of

A. carbon dioxide rises. B. oxygen rises. C. oxygen falls. D. carbon dioxide falls.

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What are the three components of the loop of Henle?

A) thick descending limb, thin descending limb, and thick ascending limb B) descending limb, ascending limb, and the vasa recta C) descending limb, ascending limb, and the bend D) proximal tubule, loop, and the distal tubule E) descending limb, thin ascending limb, and thick ascending limb

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What is the initial factor that determines whether urine will be produced?

activation absorption secretion filtration

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