Consider how molecules move into or out of a red blood cell.  To prevent an uneven distribution of ions as _____________ moves into the plasma, _________ shifts into the red blood cell.

___________________________ is the stiffening of arteries correlated with age and disease, caused primarily by cumulative free radical damage and tissue deterioration.

Veins physically located within large muscle groups undergo compression as the muscles surrounding them contract, and they become decompressed as the muscles relax. Therefore, with normal cycles of contraction and relaxation, the veins are alternately compressed and decompressed pushing blood back to the heart.     What is being described in this statement?

The blood contained in a ventricle during isovolumetric relaxation is

Which of the following cannot cause edema?

Blood flows more slowly near the blood vessel wall than it does at the center of the vessel.  This is called

What does the term “vasomotion” mean?

The net filtration pressure (NFP) represents the interaction of the hydrostatic and osmotic pressures, driving fluid out of the capillary.  Why does this happen?

During isovolumetric contraction, the pressure in the ventricles _____________________.

Which of the following does not move substances across capillary walls?