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They exchange water, oxygen and carbon dioxide, as well as nutrient and waste chemical substances between blood and surrounding tissues.

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What do capillaries exchange?

Capillaries exchange food, oxygen, and carbon dioxide.


Where does exchange of food oxygen and wastes occur?

Capillaries


What capillaries exchange food and oxygen in cells?

wastes i think


Do capillaries exchange food and oxygen for wastes and carbon dioxide from the tissues?

Yes, they do. Just as humans do.


Blood vessels in the dermis that carry oxygen and food?

Arteries to arterioles to capillaries where exchange occurs. Oxygen and nutrients are exchanged for carbon dioxide and wastes.


In which blood vessels does the exchange of oxygen and food nutrients and waste materials from the blood take place?

Capillary.capillariesCapillaries.Blood flow moves from arteries, to arterioles, to capillaries, to venules, to veins, to the heart, and then back to arteries. Capillaries are where the exchange of oxygen and other materials happens.Capillaries


What do capillaries do in your bodies?

Capillaries are the smallest blood vessels in your body and act as the exchange point for oxygen.


Where does the exchange of food oxygen and wastes occur?

The exchange of food, oxygen, and wastes occurs in the cell through various cellular processes such as diffusion and active transport. This exchange happens at the cell membrane, where nutrients and oxygen are taken in, and waste products are eliminated to maintain cellular functions and homeostasis.


What process takes place at the capillaries and how are capillaries suited for this process?

exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place in the capillaries


What process takes place at the capillaries How the capillaries suited for this place?

exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place in the capillaries


What do capillaries exchange in cells other than oxygen?

wastes


How does the oxygen get into the circulatory system?

Oxygen exchange between alveoli and blood capillaries in the lungs