Tissue Fluid

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What is tissue fluid?
The fluid formed from blood that surrounds the cells.
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What is the difference between mass flow and diffusion?
Mass flow is the net movement of substances due to pressure where as diffusion is due to a concentration gradient.
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At the arterial end of the capillary, the dissolved substances and plasma are pushed out of the blood because of high ___________ pressure
hydrostatic
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At the venule end, the oncotic pressure of the blood _____ water back in.
pulls
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The blood has a high oncotic pressure because of ...
plasma proteins
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Not all tissue fluid re enters the blood at the venule end, what is the excess called?
lymph and it is drained into the lymphatic system to be returned to the blood system in the subcalvian vein in the chest.
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What is the difference between mass flow and diffusion?

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Mass flow is the net movement of substances due to pressure where as diffusion is due to a concentration gradient.

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At the arterial end of the capillary, the dissolved substances and plasma are pushed out of the blood because of high ___________ pressure

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Card 4

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At the venule end, the oncotic pressure of the blood _____ water back in.

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Card 5

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The blood has a high oncotic pressure because of ...

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