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Unlike red blood cells, white blood cells are capable of leaving blood vessels to enter the tissue fluid between cells.

Our sensory neurons communicate with each other through the language of electricity, called action potentials (AP). If your fingertip gets poked by a pin, the pain receptors or nociceptors in your fingertip generate action potentials to transmit the pain information to the brain. What happens when your fingertip gets burned over the hot stove? How does the brain differentiate between milder and stronger pain?  Which of the following is a result of a stronger stimulus? (Hint: AP has a fixed amplitude because it cannot exceed the peak point represented by +30mV).

Vascular spasm, formation of a platelet plug, and coagulation are the three stages of ________.

Anemia reduces the ability of the blood to deliver ________ to tissues, which causes the symptoms of extreme fatigue, headaches, and dizziness. 

The percentage of red blood cells compared to total blood volume is known as the ________, an indicator of oxygen carrying capacity in the body.

Some cells in the human nervous system are neurons, and the rest are cells that support and protect neurons called [glial] cells.

What are the key goals of Just-in-time and Jidoka?

Define the term “kanban.”

Arrange the following entries in the order air contacts them as air is drawn into the body. a. tracheab. bronchiolec. pharynxd. alveolie. larynxf. bronchi  

Define value-stream process map.