One mechanism that increases the rate venous blood returns to the heart is by:

What will be an ideal response?


skeletal muscle pumps.

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Ribose is the

A. storage carbohydrate in animals. B. storage carbohydrate in plants. C. major nutrient for most body cells. D. nondigestible plant polysaccharide. E. sugar found in RNA and ATP.

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Describe the diaphysis.

a. The rounded ends of a long bone b. The center portion of a long bone c. The hollow canal of an osteon d. The body plates of spongy bone tissue

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What harmful compound does the pancreas release when it does not get enough blood due to circulatory shock?

a. vasopressin b. acetylcholine c. protease d. myocardial toxic factor e. insulin

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