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Capillaries work in the same way as vessels and veins but they also help by receiving food molecules from the small intestine. And also if a vessel or vein get damaged, they can divert blood away from the injury to reduce blood loss.
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Which part of nephron is a network of capillaries whose job is to reclaim useful materials from the filtrate?
peritubular capillaries
How many valves capillaries?
Well the capillaries produce the more the body moves. If someone is running a marathon for example, the capillaries will start to reproduce to help get the blood moving. And capillaries dont have valves.
Which is the most porous capillaries?
Most porous capillaries are present in glomerulous in a Bowmans capsule of nephron .They help in filtration of blood . Tortuous nature of capillaries also helps in filtration .
Can you live without capillaries?
A person can not live without capillaries. They help regulate body temperature, which is crucial to living. ~Charlotte~ =)
Capillaries have very thin wallshow does this help them perform their function?
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What happens to the capillary if the diameter of tube is changes?
the capillaries help you breath
What is an unique feature of the arteries veins and the capillaries?
Arteries,veins and capillaries are the blood vessels which help in transporting blood from one organ to another organ.
What is a broken capillary?
Capillaries are the small blood vessels that carry blood to the almost all the tissue in the body. Broken capillaries are the reason you get bruises. So in other words, when you get a minor bruise, you have broken your capillaries. Happy to help!
Servicing the capillaries is the basic function of the organs of the circulatory system Explain this statement?
The capillaries are where the actual transfer of oxygen to the cells happen making it the absolute essential part of the system. The lungs/gills/skin whole job is to get oxygen into the bloodstream so that the capillaries have oxygen to transfer to the cells. The hearts whole job is to supply enough pressure to circulate the blood past the capillaries so it constantly has new oxygenated blood to transfer oxygen to the cells. --Ryan F
What are the blood vessels in which nutrient exchange occurs?
Capillaries. Its one-celled thick structure help it to perform its work efficiently
Capillaries that have a incomplete lining are called?
continuous capillaries continuous capillaries
How does alveoli help two gases diffuse quickly into and out of the blood?
They have capillaries close to their surfaces.
