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What is a blood vessel called that is one cell thick for the absorption of nutrients and removal of wastes?
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A capillary is a blood vessel that is one cell thick for the absorption of nutrients and removal of wastes.
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What is the removal of an embolu or clot from a blood vessel is called?
embolectomy
What is the name of vessel in a plant that transports nutrients and sugars?
The Phloem is the vessel that transports organic nutrients in a plant.
What blood vessels pick up nutrients in the small intestine?
The blood vessel called the mesentery is usually rich in nutrients that is absorbed from the small intestines.
What is the name of the surgical removal of a blood vessel?
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fats, then transport fats to the venous circulation
Removal of a blockage from a blood vessel is termed?
embolectomy
Is a vein a small blood vessel that delivers oxygen and other nutrients to cells?
No, a Capillary is a small blood vessel that delivers oxygen and other nutrients to cells.
What is angioectomy?
An angiectomy is the surgical removal of part of a blood vessel.
One example of diffusion in the human body?
The lack of nutrients inside a cell compared to the blood vessel creates a concentration gradient between the blood vessel and the cell. Due to the lower concentration in the cell, the nutrients diffuse through the blood vessel wall and into the cell.
What lining to dissolved nutrients pass through?
Nutrients pass through the capillaries (a type of blood vessel) in the small intestine.
What is the medical term meaning surgical removal of a blockage in a blood vessel?
Thrombectomy
What is a single-masted sailing vessel called?
A single-masted sailing vessel is called a 'sloop-rigged' vessel.
