Arteries "feed" the capillaries while veins drain the capillaries.
Capillaries. It is only one cell thick (adaptation for diffusion)
Mosquitoes feed from capillaries because the blood flows more slowly in capillaries, making it easier for the mosquito to extract blood. If they were to feed from an artery, the high pressure of the blood flow would make it difficult for the mosquito to access the blood.
continuous capillaries continuous capillaries
Capillaries The smallest of the blood vessels: capillaries.
Capillaries are the structures that connect arteries to veins.
plmonary veins begin as capillaries and end as capillaries
Sinusoidal Capillaries
The thin walled blood vessels are called capillaries.
continuous capillaries
The smallest blood vessels are the capillaries.
they are called capillaries
Capillaries connect small arteries to small veins. Capillaries are the site of gas exchange.