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Why are capillaries the site of material exchange between the cells and blood?
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∙ 11y ago
The walls of capillaries are very thin allowing the nutrients of cells to diffuse through them. They facilitate the diffusion of nutrients to the body by passing them through their cell walls.
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What Are sites of exchange between blood and tissue?
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What blood vessels permit the exchange of nutrients and gases between blood and tissue?
Capillaries
From Where does blood flow to the capillaries and where the blood flows further into?
the oxygenated blood flows from arteries to capillaries and after the exchange of material in capillaries and tissues it goes to vein and veins carries this deoxygenated blood to heart.
Exchange of nutrients and gases between the blood and tissue cells?
capillaries is where the exchange of materials occur such as; gases,nutrients, hormones, and so on.between the blood and the interstitial fluid.
Where does the exchange between blood vessels and cells occurs at the?
capillaries
Which materials are exchange between the blood and the body cells?
capillaries
What are the thin walled blood vessels that allow the exchange of gases and nutrients between the blood and cells?
Capillaries - The endometrium (epithelial lining/wall) of the capillaries is only one cell thick optimizing diffusion/osmosis between it and the tissue cells of the body
What are the small vessels where blood exchanges various materials with cells?
The human circulatory system consists of arteries, veins, and capillaries. The capillaries are the thin-walled vessels that connect arteries and veins and allow for the exchange of materials between blood and tissue fluid.
The vessels that permit exchange of materials between the cells and the blood are termed?
Capillary: A tiny blood vessel where substances are exchanged between the blood and the body cells.
Gas exchange in the lungs occurs between blood in capillaries and air in?
alveolus
Does arteries allow for the exchange of gases between the blood and body cells?
capillaries
Which lung pumps blood?
Lungs do not pump blood. They are the site of gas exchange between capillaries and alveoli.
