How does pregnancy specifically affect the pressures at the capillaries of the legs?
Pregnancy can cause edema in the legs as the uterus puts pressure on the vena cava, a major blood vessel that returns blood to the heart from the legs. How does pregnancy specifically affect the pressures at the capillaries of the legs? And what effects are seen in peripheral tissues? a decreased HP, leading to more fluid in peripheral tissues b. decreased HPc and decreased OP; leading to more fluid in peripheral tissues increased OPc: leading to more fluid in peripheral tissues d decreased NFP due to increased HPc; leading to more fluid in peripheral tissues e decreased OP, leading to more fluid in peripheral tissues f increased NFP due to increased HPC; leading to more fluid in peripheral tissues 2. At a given point in a capillary, suppose that capillary hydrostatic pressure (HP) is 18 mm Hg. Interstitial fluid hydrostatic pressure (HP) is 1mm Hg, blood colloid osmotic pressure (OP) is 25 mm Hg, and interstitial fluid osmotic pressure (OPs) is 2 mm Hg. A) The circle below represents the cross-section of a capillary, and the space around it is the interstitial fluid. At the circle, for а each of the four pressures, draw an arrow (one for each pressure) across the capillary wall pointing in the correct direction, and label it with the appropriate pressure name and value 3 pts B) Calculate the net filtration pressure (NEP). Show your work. 2 pts C) Would you predict that this represents the venous or arterial end of the capillary? 1pt NFP calculation-Show work here.

