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What epithelial tissues form walls of capillaries and air sacs of lungs?
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Simple squamous epithelium.
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How many cells thick are the walls of capillaries?
They walls are a single layer of squamous epithelial cells.
How thick are the walls of the capillaries that surround the lungs?
It is one to two cell thick
Oxygen and nutrients pass from the blood to the bodys tissues through the thin walls of the?
Capillaries
Why do lungs have thin permeable walls?
diffusion of gases (oxygen and carbon dioxide) to & from air in lungs and capillaries in alveoli
Where in the circulatory cyctem does nutrients enter and wastes leave the tissues?
The capillaries are the site in the circulatory system where nutrients enter and wastes leave the tissues. The thin walls of the capillaries facilitate this diffusion.
What is the major function of the lungs in a human body?
The major function of the lungs is gas exchange. Gas exchange requires the entire cardiopulmonary system which includes the heart, lungs, and blood vessels (arteries,arterioles,capillaries,veins),. At the capillaries which is the smallest vessels with thin walls permitting diffusion and gas exchange the carbon dioxide (C02) and oxygen (02) are exchanged. It is the capillaries that allows tissues to be supplied with the essential oxygen that they need and allows the tissues get rid of the toxic waste products including C02. The waste products will travel back to the veins, back to the heart where they then go to the lungs and are expired. When an individual inhales, the oxygen is taken in via alveoli in the lungs, travel to the heart then to the arteries and then to the tissues. and the cycle continues...
Why capillaries have a single layer of epithelial cells?
it is because for the diffusion of water and oxygen molecules
What blood vessel changes blood from oxygenated to deoxygenated?
The capillaries carry oxygenated blood from the arterioles through body tissues, where the oxygen diffuses into cells that need it. The capillaries then receive carbon dioxide from the cells, and enter the venules that lead to veins.
What is the function of simple epithelial tissues?
They are designed to exchange materials such as the alveoli exchange gases or the capillary walls exchange fluid and nutrients with the intestitial tissues.
How thick are the walls of capillaries compared to those of arteries and veins?
Arteries and veins have much thicker walls compared to capillaries. The largest arteries and veins have walls up to 5 mm thick, while capillaries have walls that are only one cell layer thick.
Why do the walls of the capillaries and aveoli need to be thin?
The walls of alveoli are thin to allow the exchange of gases (Co2 and O2) between blood capillaries and the aveoli in the lungs.
What epithelial type forms the walls of the air sacs of the lungs?
simple squamous epithelium
