Anatomy & Physiology (6th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134156415
Author: Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. Hoehn
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 18.8, Problem 12CYU
The kidneys play an important role in maintaining MAP by influencing which variable? Explain how renal artery obstruction could cause secondary hypertension.
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Anatomy & Physiology (6th Edition)
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Ch. 18.8 - Prob. 11CYUCh. 18.8 - The kidneys play an important role in maintaining...Ch. 18.8 - Your neighbor, Bob, calls you because he thinks he...Ch. 18.8 - Prob. 14CYUCh. 18.9 - Suppose you are in a bicycle race. What happens to...Ch. 18.9 - If many arterioles in your body dilated at once,...Ch. 18.10 - Prob. 17CYUCh. 18.11 - Prob. 18CYUCh. 18.11 - Prob. 19CYUCh. 18.11 - Prob. 20CYUCh. 18.11 - You are assessing the circulation in the leg of a...Ch. 18.11 - In what important way does the area drained by the...Ch. 18.11 - Prob. 23CYUCh. 18.11 - Prob. 24CYUCh. 18.11 - Name the leg veins that often become varicosed.Ch. 18 - Which statement does not accurately describe...Ch. 18 - Smooth muscle in the blood vessel wall (a) is...Ch. 18 - Peripheral resistance (a) is inversely...Ch. 18 - Which of the following can lead to decreased...Ch. 18 - Prob. 5MCCh. 18 - Prob. 6MCCh. 18 - The structure of a capillary wall differs from...Ch. 18 - Prob. 8MCCh. 18 - The myocardium receives its blood supply directly...Ch. 18 - Blood flow in the capillaries is steady despite...Ch. 18 - Prob. 11MCCh. 18 - Tracing the blood from the heart to the right...Ch. 18 - Prob. 13MCCh. 18 - Prob. 14MCCh. 18 - How is the anatomy of capillaries and capillary...Ch. 18 - Prob. 16SAQCh. 18 - Write an equation showing the relationship between...Ch. 18 - Prob. 18SAQCh. 18 - Describe the neural mechanisms responsible for...Ch. 18 - Explain the reasons for the observed changes in...Ch. 18 - Prob. 21SAQCh. 18 - Prob. 22SAQCh. 18 - How are nutrients, wastes, and respiratory gases...Ch. 18 - Prob. 24SAQCh. 18 - Physiologists often consider capillaries and...Ch. 18 - Mr. Hutchinson, another middle-aged victim of the...Ch. 18 - Mr. Hutchinson, another middle-aged victim of the...Ch. 18 - Mr. Hutchinson, another middle-aged victim of the...
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