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The Immune System
Figure 23.1. In this compound light micrograph purple-stained neutrophil (upper left) and eosinophil (lower right) are white blood…
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Hormonal Control of Osmoregulatory Functions
While the kidneys operate to maintain osmotic balance and blood pressure in the body, they also act in…
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Nitrogenous Wastes
Of the four major macromolecules in biological systems, both proteins and nucleic acids contain nitrogen. During the catabolism,…
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Excretion Systems
Microorganisms and invertebrate animals use more primitive and simple mechanisms to get rid of their metabolic wastes than…
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The Kidneys and Osmoregulatory Organs
Although the kidneys are the major osmoregulatory organ, the skin and lungs also play a role in the…
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Osmotic Regulation and Excretion
Figure 22.1. Just as humans recycle what we can and dump the remains into landfills, our bodies use…
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Blood Flow and Blood Pressure Regulation
Blood pressure (BP) is the pressure exerted by blood on the walls of a blood vessel that helps to…
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Arteries, Veins, and Capillaries
The blood from the heart is carried through the body by a complex network of blood vessels (Figure…
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Mammalian Heart and Blood Vessels
The heart is a complex muscle that pumps blood through the three divisions of the circulatory system: the…
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Components of the Blood
Hemoglobin is responsible for distributing oxygen, and to a lesser extent, carbon dioxide, throughout the circulatory systems of…
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