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#Question id: 11033


The velocity of blood flow is the lowest in capillaries because ________.

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal
  1. the capillaries have internal valves that slow the flow of blood
  2. the diastolic blood pressure is too low to deliver blood to the capillaries at a high flow rate
  3. the systemic capillaries are supplied by the left ventricle, which has a lower cardiac output than the right ventricle

  4. the total cross-sectional area of the capillaries is greater than the total cross-sectional area of the arteries or any other part of the circulatory system
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#Question id: 12383

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

Which of the following changes tends to increase urinary Ca++ excretion?

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#Question id: 12382

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

A person with normal body fluid volumes weighs 60 kg and has an extracellular fluid volume of approximately 12.8 L, a blood volume of 4.3 L, and a hematocrit of 0.4; 57% of his body weight is water.
What is the approximate interstitial fluid volume?

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#Question id: 12381

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

 A person with normal body fluid volumes weighs 60 kg and has an extracellular fluid volume of approximately 12.8 L, a blood volume of 4.3 L, and a hematocrit of 0.4; 57% of his body weight is water.
What is the approximate plasma volume?

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#Question id: 12380

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

A person with normal body fluid volumes weighs 60 kg and has an extracellular fluid volume of approximately 12.8 L, a blood volume of 4.3 L, and a hematocrit of 0.4; 57% of his body weight is water. What is the approximate intracellular fluid volume?

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#Question id: 12379

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

A healthy 29-year-old man runs a 10-km race on a hot day and becomes very dehydrated. Assuming that his antidiuretic hormone levels are very high, in which part of the renal tubule is the most water reabsorbed?

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#Question id: 12308

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

 Which of the following statements is correct?