12-20-2008, 02:29 PM
Fluid balance is studied in a blood-perfused muscle preparation with an intact lymphatic system from an experimental animal. After a control period during which all parameters are normal, increasing which of the following is most likely to increase the rate of lymph flow without affecting the protein content of the lymph?
A) Capillary colloid osmotic pressure
B) Capillary hydrostatic pressure
C) Constriction of precapillary sphincters
D) Endothelial tanscytosis
E) Width of junctions between endothelial cells
A) Capillary colloid osmotic pressure
B) Capillary hydrostatic pressure
C) Constriction of precapillary sphincters
D) Endothelial tanscytosis
E) Width of junctions between endothelial cells