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Why is capillary blood glucose value higher than venous blood glucose?
Because the glucose in capillary blood is not fully delivered to the cells yet. Once the blood leaves the capillary and enters the vein, the glucose has then been delivered to the cells and the blood is considered used.
A tiny blood vessel that delivers fresh blood to the cells is called a what?
Capillary
What are the round cells that move in the blood capillary called?
The round cells that move in the blood capillaries are called RED BLOOD CELLS.
What is definition of blood pressure?
Blood Pressure: Is the force at which blood flows thorugh the arteries of the body.
What is a very small artery that delivers blood to the capillaries?
The blood vessel that only allows one corpuscle to go through at a time is called a capillary.
What are the different reasons for taking capillary blood samples and what are these tests called?
Some primary care capillary blood tests include tests for blood sugar, mononucleosis rapid testing, lead testing, or hemoglobin/hematocrit.
Why does the fluid leave the capillary at the beginning of the capillary need and flow back in at the other end?
Fluid leaves the capillary at the arterial end primarily due to the hydrostatic pressure exerted by the blood, which forces plasma and small solutes out into the surrounding tissues. As blood moves through the capillary, the pressure decreases, and osmotic pressure, driven by proteins in the blood, becomes more significant. This osmotic pressure pulls fluid back into the capillary at the venous end, balancing fluid exchange and maintaining homeostasis in the tissues.
What is the most common type of blood capillary?
Continuous Capillary :)
What are blood vessles called?
The tiny blood vessel is called as capillary. The diameter of the capillary is about 8 micrometer. They are present through out your body. They are present in your body in very large number. Together the cross sectional area of them all is about 2500 square cm.
What is the name of the tiny blood vessels that surround the alveoli in the lungs?
These are called the alveoli capillaries.
The number of valves thorugh which blood leaves the heart?
2 valves: pulmonary valve- blood leaving from the right ventricle passes through it towards the lungs; aortic valve- blood leaving from the left ventricle passes through it to the body (by way of the aorta)
From what vessel does capillary receive blood?
answer found on this website medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Capillary+(blood+vessel) - 38k -
