Mastering A&P with Pearson eText -- Standalone Access Card -- for Fundamentals of Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)

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ISBN: 9780134478692

Author: Frederic H. Martini, Judi L. Nath, Edwin F. Bartholomew

Publisher: PEARSON

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Which of the following is greater? (a) the osmotic pressure of the interstitial fluid during inflammation, (b) the osmotic pressure of the interstitial fluid during normal conditions, (c) neither is greater.

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Which of the following is greater ? (a) the osmotic pressure of the interstitial fluid during inflammation, (b) the osmotic pressure of the interstitial fluid during normal conditions, (c) neither is greater.

Solution Summary: The author explains that the osmotic pressure of the interstitial fluid during inflammation is greater than that of normal pressure.

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