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A capillary has a small diameter, which slows the flow of blood. In addition, it has a very thin wall. Together, these structural features facilitate its function of gas and nutrient exchange with the tissues.
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∙ 12y agoThe key exchange between the blood and body cells are the gases involved with cellular respiration. Carbon dioxide produced by respiration is absorbed by the blood, and oxygen being carried by hemoglobin in the blood is diffused into the cells. Both of these exchanges happen due to concentration gradients.
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∙ 14y agoWhat is the characteristic of the arteries?
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∙ 15y agoCapillaries are the smallest passage in a person's body. They are one cell thick. They allow material exchange to occur.
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∙ 12y agothe capillaries exchange material from tissues by the process of diffusion.
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∙ 11y agoone is that there are gaps between the cells making up a capillary wall that allow materials to leave the blood and bathe the cells of the tissues.
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∙ 10y agoCapillaries have extremely thin walls which allow the diffusion of oxygen and nutrients to surrounding tissues.
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What is the function of capillaries in the leaf?
function of capillaries in leaf
What is the function of the capillaries in the human circulatory system?
The function of the capillaries in the circulatory system is to allow diffusion of wastes, oxygen, and nutrients to the tissues. The rest of the circulatory system is designed to move the blood to the capillaries so they can perform this function.
What function as exchange vessels?
capillary
In vertebrates organs adapted for respiratory gas exchange are characterized?
presence of many capillaries
How are the capillaries adapted for its function?
Arteries have a thicker muscular layer to deal with, and help control, higher pressures inside the lumen as blood is pumped through them by the heart. And veins, have valves that help them move blood back toward the heart.
What function do the capillaries serve for in the skin of a rat?
they provide heat
Can the human body function without capillaries?
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What are tiny blood vessels are composed of a single layer of epithelium and therefore function as exchange vessels?
Blood capillaries
What are the functions of anchoring filaments that surround lymphatic capillaries?
function of anchoring filaments are to held open the lymphatic capillaries. Datuna
Capillaries have very thin wallshow does this help them perform their function?
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Resistance to blood flow through blood vessels is a function of?
capillaries
What is function of the blood vessels and capillaries?
The blood vessels, which include the capillaries, function to distribute nutrients such as glucose and oxygen to the body tissues and to carry wastes such as carbon dioxide and urea away from the tissues to be excreted.
