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Why is the drop in blood pressure important in exchanging fluids within the capillaries?
It is important because capillaries do most of their work of exchanging gases, oxygen and carbon dioxide, by diffusion, which works best under less pressure.
???That is not quite right. Exchange of gases occurs when there are different concentrations in a given sample and it has nothing to do with pressure. Filtration occurs under different pressure, diffusion happens regardless of pressure.
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What is the name of the pressure that forces fluids from capillaries into extracellular spaces?
Capillary Hydrostatic Pressure
What pressure is responsible for reabsorption and for pulling fluids into the venous end of capillaries?
Osmotic pressure
What system reclaims fluids and proteins that have escaped from blood capillaries?
The Lymphatic System.
Fluids create high or low pressure?
fluids create low pressure.
What are viral disease such as hepatitis and HIV passed?
Through sexual contact and exchanging fluids and blood.
How do fluids move through a pressure difference?
Fluids flow from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure.
Water passes from the tissue fluids into the blood capillaries mainly because?
lymph blood has a higher protein concentration than the tissue fluids
Do all fluids exert pressure?
Yes, all fluids exert pressure. Pressure is a fundamental property of fluids and is caused by the molecules in a fluid colliding with the walls of the container or object they are in contact with.
Why is it important to control salt intake?
It is important to control you salt intake because:It can lead to high blood pressure.Heart problemsCardiovascular diseaseIncrease the risk of deathIf a lot of salt is consumed you are twice as likely to experience a clot-based stroke.
Capillaries function to exchange materials Materials will move into the capillary from the interstitial fluid at the?
capillary's venous end, where the osmotic pressure exceeds the hydrostatic pressure, facilitating the reabsorption of fluids and solutes. This process allows nutrients and waste products to be exchanged efficiently between the blood and surrounding tissues. Additionally, the thin walls of capillaries enable this exchange to occur easily through diffusion and filtration.
What is the force that causes water and solutes to be filtered by the glomerulus?
Hydrostatic pressure. The vessel draining the glomerulus has a smaller internal diameter than the vessel feeding it. This means that blood doesn't exit the glomerulus as quickly as it enters. This creates a pressure, called hydrostatic pressure, within the glomerular capillaries and that pressure forces the fluids and many solutes into the glomerular capsule surrounding the glomerulus.
What force causes the bulk flow of fluids (gases and liquids) in a system?
The force that causes the bulk flow of fluids in a system is typically pressure difference. This pressure difference drives the movement of fluids, such as gases and liquids, from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure.
