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Where is the greatest volume of blood in the body?

Blood flows faster in a venule than in a capillary because venules

The velocity of the blood flow decreases if

Near the venous end of the capillary, the ______________________________ has dwindled to about 18 mm Hg due to loss of fluid. Because the ____________________________________________  remains steady at 25 mm Hg, water is drawn into the capillary from the interstitial fluid, that is, _____________________________ occurs. 

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

During isovolumetric contraction, the pressure in the ventricles _____________________.

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

A woman’s first pregnancy is normal but her second pregnancy results in hemolytic disease of the newborn (HDN).  The second child needed a transfusion to completely replace the agglutinating blood.  The mother is most likely type ____________________ and both children are most likely _____________ for the D antigen.

What is taken up by the capillaries at their venous end?

In a normal ECG, the deflection that is generated by ventricular repolarization is called the ________________.