Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology (11th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780133923001
Author: Gerald Audesirk, Teresa Audesirk, Bruce E. Byers
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 33, Problem 8RQ
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To determine:
The differences between blood plasma, interstitial fluid, and lymph.
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Blood plasma, interstitial fluid, and lymph collectively form the extracellular fluids in the body. Blood plasma is the liquid component of blood, interstitial fluid is the clear fluid present in intracellular space, and lymph is interstitial fluid present in lymphatic vessels.
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Chapter 33 Solutions
Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology (11th Edition)
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Ch. 33.3 - describe each component of blood and explain its...Ch. 33.3 - Prob. 1TCCh. 33.3 - Prob. 2CYLCh. 33.3 - Prob. 2TCCh. 33.3 - explain the sequence of events during blood...Ch. 33.4 - Prob. 1CYLCh. 33.4 - Prob. 1ETCh. 33.4 - Prob. 1TCCh. 33.4 - Prob. 2CYLCh. 33.4 - Prob. 3CYLCh. 33.5 - Prob. 1CSCCh. 33.5 - Prob. 1CSRCh. 33.5 - Prob. 1CYLCh. 33.5 - Prob. 1TCCh. 33.5 - Prob. 2CYLCh. 33.5 - Prob. 3CYLCh. 33 - Prob. 1ACCh. 33 - Prob. 1FIBCh. 33 - Prob. 1MCCh. 33 - List the major structures of all circulatory...Ch. 33 - Prob. 2ACCh. 33 - Prob. 2FIBCh. 33 - Which of the following is True? a. Arteriole...Ch. 33 - Describe and compare the features of open and...Ch. 33 - The hearts pacemaker is called the (complete term)...Ch. 33 - Prob. 3MCCh. 33 - Explain how two- and three-chambered vertebrate...Ch. 33 - Prob. 4FIBCh. 33 - Prob. 4MCCh. 33 - Prob. 4RQCh. 33 - Prob. 5FIBCh. 33 - Which of the following is true of blood pressure?...Ch. 33 - Prob. 5RQCh. 33 - Prob. 6FIBCh. 33 - Prob. 6RQCh. 33 - Lymph is ___________ that has entered lymphatic...Ch. 33 - Prob. 7RQCh. 33 - Prob. 8RQCh. 33 - Describe the cardiac cycle, and relate the...Ch. 33 - Prob. 10RQCh. 33 - Prob. 11RQCh. 33 - Prob. 12RQCh. 33 - In what way do veins and lymphatic vessels...
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