Aldosterone is a hormone affecting the kidney. Although star One is released from the adrenal glands in the bloodstream mostly when chemo receptors detect that a.  blood pressure is high b. blood pressure is low c. salt levels in the blood are low d. when Ph of the blood is elevated

The amount of iron bound to the transferrin receptor or "transferrin saturation" is a good indication of a person's iron status, because the level decreases when iron stores become depleted. O True False

If a person develops high blood pressure, one of the compensatory mechanisms that comes into play is the fluid shift mechanism. This mechanism causes Select one: a. water to shift from the capillaries into the interstitial spaces. b. water to shift from inside cells into the extracellular fluid. c. water to stay inside the capillaries. d. increased filtration in the kidney, thereby increasing urine output. e. water to shift from the interstitial space into the capillaries.

Which of the following statements is true for Bohr effect:       a.   Bohr effect describes carbon monoxide poisoning.     b.   Bohr effect prevents oxygen binding to hemoglobin.     c.   Bohr effect allows effective oxygen discharge in tissues due to higher acidity (decreased pH) than in lungs.      d. Bohr effect allows effective oxygen discharge in tissues due to lower acidity (increased pH) than in lungs.

A 38-year-old woman has a blood pressure 120/72 mmHg while supine and 118/78 mmHg while standing. Which of the following changes in the autonomic nervous system, when going from a supine to a standing position, most likely maintains stable blood pressure in this woman? vagal afferent activity             sympathetic efferent activity              parasympathetic efferent activity a. increase                              increase                                            no change b. increase                              no change                                         increase c. no change                           no change                                          decrease d. no change                           decrease                                            increase e. no change                           decrease                                            no change f. decrease                              increase                                            no change g. decrease…