To defend blood volume against dehydration, the body
A) reduces reabsorption of water at the kidneys.
B) experiences an increase of interstitial fluids.
C) experiences a decrease in the blood colloidal osmotic pressure.
D) releases antidiuretic hormone (ADH).
E) releases atrial natriuretic peptide.
D
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a. filtration occurs throughout the length of the capillaries due to the forces acting on the glomerular membrane. b. glomerular capillaries have high permeability. c. in other systems reabsorption only occurs towards the ends of the capillaries. d. higher capillary permeability ensures higher filtration at any pressure in the capillaries. e. all of these.
The following are all procedures to measure the field diameter EXCEPT which statement?
A) Position the slide so that a vertical line on the paper lines up with the edge of the field. B) Position the slide so that the horizontal line on the paper is on the top of the field. C) Count the number of millimeters across the field to measure the field diameter. D) Use your low-power measured field diameter to calculate the field diameter for high power.
What is the Latin term for "lip"?
A. Buccal B. Labium C. Oris D. Mental
Clinical repair of a bone fracture is called
A. splinting. B. reduction. C. ossification. D. remodeling.