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Is a vein a small blood vessel that delivers oxygen and other nutrients to cells?

No, a Capillary is a small blood vessel that delivers oxygen and other nutrients to cells.


The blood delivers food that has been broken down into simple substances to the cells of the body what else does the blood deliver to the cells?

it delivers oxygen :)


What is the fluid found in blood vessels called?

Blood is inside a blood vessel. Blood is made up of Red Blood Cells, White Blood cells, Platelets, and Plasma.


What is the Process by which white blood cells actually pass through the vessel wall into surrounding tissue?

White blood cells pass through the vessel wall into surrounding tissue through a process called diapedesis. During diapedesis, the white blood cell first attaches to the endothelial cells lining the blood vessel. It then squeezes through these cells to reach the surrounding tissue where it can carry out its immune functions.


Where is thromboplastin produced?

Thromboplastin, also known as tissue factor, is produced by subendothelial cells in blood vessel walls and by blood cells called monocytes and macrophages. Upon injury to a blood vessel, thromboplastin is exposed and initiates the extrinsic pathway of blood coagulation.


What part of the body delivers oxygen to the cells?

Blood


What Delivers oxygen rich blood?

The heart pumps oxygen-rich blood to the rest of the body through a network of blood vessels called arteries. Oxygen is delivered to cells and tissues by the red blood cells in the bloodstream.


What does red blood cells do?

Delivers oxygen to the body tissues via the blood


What is the process where nephrons are reabsorbed into the surrounding blood vessel?

the process where nephrons are reabsorbed into the surrounding blood vessel is the blood cells


What do the blood vessel carry to the cell?

The Blood Vessel Carries Useful Materials To The Cells And Tissues Of The Body.


Are there bloods cells in the muscle?

not directly but there are blood vessels in between fibers and blood cells are in the vessel.


When white blood cells leave the capillaries what is this process called?

When white blood cells leave the capillaries, this process is called diapedesis or extravasation. It allows white blood cells to move from the blood vessel into the surrounding tissues to reach sites of infection or inflammation.