Afterload is
A. the name given to an increase in end-diastolic volume.
B. the arterial pressure that the ventricles must overcome to eject blood.
C. the amount cardiac output must increase during exercise.
D. another name for venous return.
E. the extent to which ventricular walls are stretched.
B
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Which of the following statements is true concerning differences between the right and left ventricles?
A) The right ventricle pumps with more force compared to the left. B) The left ventricles pumps twice as much blood as the right ventricle. C) The right ventricles pumps blood to the body, whereas the left ventricle pumps blood to the lungs. D) The right ventricle is conical-shaped while the left ventricle is half-moon shaped. E) The efficiency of the right ventricle is increased by the left ventricle because the wall of the left ventricle pushes into the right ventricle.
Match each component of the juxtaglomerular apparatus with its description.
mesangial cells - juxtaglomerular cells - macula densa cells epithelial cells at the end of the nephron loop - smooth muscle cells within wall of afferent arteriole - cells between the arterioles and amongst the glomerular capillaries
All of the following insert onto the humerus EXCEPT ________
A) teres major B) deltoid C) supraspinatus D) None of the listed responses is correct.
________ has the unique ability among types of organic molecules to replicate.
What will be an ideal response?