The respiratory center is composed of the medullary respiratory center and the pontine respiratory center.

Hemoglobin is necessary for oxygen transport because oxygen has a high solubility coefficient in water.

Given the following lung volumes, calculate vital capacity. Tidal Volume = 500 mL Inspiratory Reserve Volume = 3100 mL Expiratory Reserve volume = 1200 mL Residual Volume = 1200 mL

In the condition of volume excess, fluid gain involves

The higher the concentration of a substance in the blood, the greater its transport maximum is.

What causes an increase in the frequency of action potentials from the bladder to the spinal cord?

The juxtaglomerular apparatus

If the transport maximum (Tm) of glucose is 320 mg/minute, what will happen if the tubular fluid contains 350 mg/minute of glucose?

Most sodium is reabsorbed across the luminal membrane in the ______________ via _________________.

The influence of the sympathetic nervous system on glomerular filtration rate is considered a means of intrinsic control.