Air flow in the respiratory system and blood flow in the cardiovascular system have many similarities–name them. How are they different?
What will be an ideal response?
1. Flow takes place from regions of higher pressure to regions of lower pressure.
2. A muscular pump creates pressure gradients.
3. Resistance to fluid flow is influenced primarily by the diameter of the tubes.
The primary difference is that air is a compressible mixture of gases while blood is a non-compressible liquid.
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a. physiology b. homeostasis c. anatomy d. dissection
Discuss the corpus luteum of pregnancy
What will be an ideal response?
Branches of the pudendal nerve are anesthetized during childbirth before the doctor performs a(an) _______________
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The radial fossa is seen on a coronal sectional image of the elbow lateral to the medial epicondyle and proximal to the trochlea of the distal humerus.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)