If a typical body cell is placed into a 1% saline solution, the cell
a. will gain more water than it loses.
b. will have a higher osmotic pressure than the ECF.
c. will have a lower hydrostatic pressure than the ECF.
d. will gain and lose water at the same rate.
e. will have a lower osmolarity than the saline solution.
E
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A) collateral. B) anastomosis. C) unification. D) merger. E) portal.
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. In the ATP-ADP cycle, the most important thing being added or lost in the ATP is energy. 2. The catabolic reaction for glucose is called glycogenesis. 3. The end product of glycogenesis is glycogen. 4. A person who has diabetes mellitus has a surplus of glucose and insulin in the blood. 5. Both insulin and hydrocortisone lower the blood concentration of glucose.
Water and dissolved substances leave the arteriole end of a capillary due to ____, and
enter the venule end of a capillary due to ______. A) hydrostatic pressure being higher than osmotic pressure; active transport being greater than osmotic pressure B) osmotic pressure being higher than hydrostatic pressure; hydrostatic pressure being higher than osmotic pressure C) osmosis; active transport D) hydrostatic pressure being higher than osmotic pressure; osmotic pressure being higher than hydrostatic pressure
Which of the following cells is found only in the PNS?
A. Astrocyte B. Oligodendrocyte C. Microglial cell D. Schwann cell