Edema may occur when
A) the plasma concentration of protein is reduced.
B) capillary hydrostatic pressure is elevated.
C) capillary endothelium permeability goes up.
D) the plasma concentration of protein is reduced and capillary endothelium permeability goes up.
E) the plasma concentration of protein is reduced, capillary hydrostatic pressure is elevated, and the capillary endothelium permeability goes up.
E
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What will be an ideal response?
Capillaries lack smooth muscle and elastic or fibrous tissue reinforcement. Instead, their walls consist of ________, supported on a cellular matrix called ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Another name for a nerve cell is _____.?
A) ?neuron B) ?neurilemma C) ?myelin sheath D) ?neuroglia
As the magnitude of a generator potential increases the ________ of action potentials in the sensory neuron increases.
A. frequency B. adaptation C. sensitivity D. amplitude