PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY-PACKAGE
PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY-PACKAGE
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ISBN: 9780134587516
Author: STANFIELD
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 14, Problem 16E
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The capillary filtration and absorption take place at the same rate over the course of a day, so that the net volume of filtered fluid from capillaries is zero. If the given statement is true or false should be determined.

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Hydrostatic pressure is the primary force that drives the transport of fluid between the tissues and capillaries. It can be defined as the fluid pressure surrounded in a space. Thus, fluid usually travels out of the capillary and into the interstitial fluid. This process is known as filtration.

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