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How do capillaries relate to veins and arteries and what happens to the capillaries?
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∙ 2011-05-29 12:48:42
If you imagine your right arm as an artery and your left arm as a vein, then clasp your fingers together gently and imagine this is a capillary bed. Arterioles and venules come together in capillary beds and as oxygen is exchanged to surrounding tissue the blood from arteries is passed through the arterioles, through the venules and into the veins to return to the heart.
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∙ 2011-05-29 12:48:42
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How are capillaries differ from veins and arteries?
Capillaries differ from veins and arteries in that they are smaller in diameter.
What are the names of the 3 blood vessles?
Arteries, capillaries, & veins.
What is the smallest of the three veins capillaries and arteries?
Capillaries. They are the microscopic tubes that connect the veins and the arteries.
Where do the veins and arteries meet?
capillaries
Do you have more veins or arteries or capillaries?
arteries
What is larger veins arteries or capillaries?
arteries
Heart arteries veins and capillaries are part of what system?
heart arteries veins and capillaries are part of what system?
Do capillaries connect to arteries and veins?
Yes. Think about it. If capillaries connect veins to arteries, then of course they connect arteries to veins. This is the same question as answered earlier.
What are the kinds of blood vessels?
Capillaries, arteries, and veins are the kinds of blood vessels.
Do capillaries link arteries to veins?
yes, capillaries link arterioles (smaller arteries) with venules (smaller veins)
What are the similarities between arteries and capillaries and veins?
Veins, capillaries and arteries is that they are all stops for blood.
What vessels that connect arteries to veins?
Capillaries
