Which of the following is most consistent with homeostasis?
A. As blood pressure falls, blood flow to cardiac (heart) muscle decreases.
B. As the mean blood pressure gradually increases in aging people, the blood vessel walls become thinner.
C. Men working in a hot environment drink large quantities of water, and their urine volume increases.
D. As body temperature decreases, blood vessels in the periphery dilate.
E. Elevated blood glucose levels cause insulin secretion (insulin causes cells to take up glucose) to increase.
E
You might also like to view...
Pulmonary fibrosis
A. decreases elasticity, thereby increasing resistance and decreasing airflow. B. increases elasticity, thereby increasing resistance and decreasing airflow. C. decreases elasticity, thereby decreasing both resistance and airflow. D. increases elasticity, thereby decreasing resistance and increasing airflow.
The heart valves are innervated by the autonomic nervous system
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Blood cannot begin moving into the arterial trunks until __________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s)
Which of the following is not part of the pectoral girdle?
A) The sternoclavicular joint B) The acromioclavicular joint C) The sacroiliac joint D) The glenohumeral joint E) The clavicle and scapula