PRINCIPLES OF ANATOMY+PHYSIOLOGY
PRINCIPLES OF ANATOMY+PHYSIOLOGY
16th Edition
ISBN: 9781119821823
Author: Tortora
Publisher: WILEY C
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Chapter 21, Problem 8CP
Summary Introduction

To analyze:

The definition and development of edema.

Introduction:

Filtration is the process whereby fluid and solutes are forced through blood capillaries and into the interstitial fluid. The term "reabsorption" refers to the pressure-driven migration of interstitial fluid into blood capillaries.

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