At Very High Flow Rates, the Concentration of a Diffusable

question 17

Multiple Choice

At very high flow rates, the concentration of a diffusable metabolite in the ISF

• A) Goes to zero
• B) Approaches the arteriolar concentration of the metabolite
• C) Approaches the cytosolic concentration of the m etabolite
• D) Approaches a fraction (1-E) of the arteriolar concentration
• E) Approaches the rate of metabolism of the metabolite, Q_M, divided by E

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