What term describes the pressure in the pulmonary trunk and aorta during diastole?
A. Preload
B. Frank-Starling law of the heart
C. Afterload
D. Contractility
Answer: C
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a. ANH b. aldosterone c. ADH d. insulin
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. The juxtaglomerular apparatus assists in the regulation of blood pressure. 2. The glomerular filtrate is actively transported into Bowman’s capsule. 3. A drop in blood pressure would cause a decrease in glomerular filtrate and a reflexive increase in urine production. 4. The movement of materials from the filtrate to the blood is called secretion. 5. Water is moved from the kidney tubules into the blood by osmosis.
Studying all the superficial and internal features in one specific area of the body is called
A) gross anatomy. B) surface anatomy. C) systemic anatomy. D) regional anatomy. E) surgical anatomy.
Which of the following forces does not help lymph to flow?
A. Arterial pulsations squeezing lymphatic vessels B. The skeletal muscle pump C. Rhythmic contractions of lymphatic vessels D. The lymphatic node pump E. The thoracic pump