Fluid that "escapes" from the circulatory system due to high pressure is referred to as
A) digestive fluid.
B) interstitial fluid.
C) formed elements.
D) platelets.
E) aneurysm.
B
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a. normal at 140/90 mm Hg b. greater in the veins than arteries c. the fluid pressure exerted on a vessel wall d. considered hypertensive at 110/70 mm Hg e. generated by the contraction of the atria
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