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This condition develops when the posterior pituitary no longer releases adequate amounts of ADH.

When the ventricles are relaxed, the ________ are loose and there is no resistance to the flow of blood from atrium to ventricle.

When blood flow in a capillary bed decreases in response to locally high oxygen levels, it is caused by

In ________, the cusps of the bicuspid valves do not close properly.

The pituitary hormone that controls the release of glucocorticoids is

Which cell population of WBCs migrate to sites of injury and cross the capillary wall to accumulate within damaged tissues, where they discharge their granules into the interstitial fluids?

When large numbers of RBCs break down in the circulation, the urine can turn reddish or brown in a condition called

Melatonin is the hormone produced by the

The tendency for water and small solutes to move out of the blood is greatest at the

Atrioventricular valves prevent backflow into the