If a person develops high blood pressure, one of the compensatory mechanisms that comes into play is the fluid shift mechanism. This mechanism causes
A. water to shift from inside cells into the extracellular fluid.
B. water to shift from the capillaries into the interstitial spaces.
C. water to shift from the interstitial space into the capillaries.
D. increased filtration in the kidney, thereby increasing urine output.
E. water to stay inside the capillaries.
B
You might also like to view...
Which of the following is not present in cervical vertebrae?
A. Transverse process B. Transverse foramen C. Vertebral foramen D. Bifid spinous process E. Costal facet
The cytoplasm consists of organelles suspended in ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The cells that make up the human body are called ________
A) Eukaryotic cells B) Mitotic cells C) Chromosomal cells D) Meiotic cells
Prostaglandins can spill into the blood, but they are __________ during passage through the lungs so that they cannot exert systemic effects
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word