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Which statement is INCORRECT? Colloid osmotic pressure:

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Which statement is INCORRECT? Colloid osmotic pressure:


  1. is the difference in solution concentration between plasma and interstitial fluid.
  2. refers to the greater solution concentration of plasma, compared to interstitial fluid, due to the plasma proteins.
  3. causes water to be drawn into blood from the interstitial fluid.
  4. is the pressure exerted on capillary walls due to the collision of the plasma proteins.

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D: Although colloid osmotic pressure has the word “pressure” this does not mean that a physical pressure is exerted on capillary walls due to the colloids (the plasma proteins).

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