Instead of the Interstitial Fluid Being a Solution Bathing the Cells

question 34

Multiple Choice

Instead of the interstitial fluid being a solution bathing the cells of the body it is

• A) an extension of the external environment into the body
• B) a solution, modified by multiple organs, which bathes cells in appropriate concentrations of salts
• C) part of the blood
• D) a product of the spleen
• E) fluid which leaks out of cells and is continually reabsorbed

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Definitions:

Microcontinent

A relatively small fragment of a continental plate that has been isolated due to tectonic processes.

Foreland Basin

A structural basin located in front of mountain ranges, formed by the earth's crust flexing downward due to the weight of thrust sheets.

Island Arc

An arc of volcanic islands that forms along the edge of a tectonic plate, usually above a plate that is being subducted.

Rifting

The process by which the Earth's crust is stretched and broken apart, leading to the formation of rift valleys and, eventually, new ocean basins.