If the left ventricle of the heart fails,blood backs up in the pulmonary capillary,
A) decreasing plasma oncotic pressure and drying out the lung.
B) blocking the flow of lymph and drying out the lungs.
C) increasing capillary hydrostatic pressure and forcing fluid into the lungs.
D) increasing plasma oncotic pressure,causing pulmonary edema.

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In left ventricular failure,capillary hydrostatic pressure (within the pulmonary capillaries)increases,forcing water out of the capillaries into the lungs (pulmonary edema).

If the Left Ventricle of the Heart Fails,blood Backs Up