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What is the movement of leukocytes through capillary walls?
diapedesis
What is the name of the process where leukocytes squeeze through capillary walls?
Diapedesis
What is it called when a white blood cell squeezes through a blood vessel to attack infections?
The movement of the WBC through a capillary is called diapedesis. In very general terms it is also called extravasation
What is red blood cell diapedesis?
the passage of blood cells, esp. leukocytes, through the unruptured walls of the capillaries into the tissues.Leukocyte extravasation is the movement of leukocytes out of the circulatory system, towards the site of tissue damage or infection. This process forms part of the innate immune response, involving the recruitment of non-specific leukocytes. Monocytes also use this process in the absence of infection or tissue damage during their development into macrophages.
What provides the force that squeezes blood through the heart?
The heartbeat!
How does the capillary help substanances pass through it?
Slow flow speed in the capillary increases the efficiency of diffusion. In addition, the thin wall of the capillary helps substances to pass through efficiently.
What is diapedisis?
Diapedesis is the process by which white blood cells squeeze through the walls of capillaries and enter tissue spaces to reach sites of inflammation or infection in the body. This is an essential part of the immune response to pathogens.
What is the function of a grasshoppers esophagus?
the esophagus squeezes food to pass through down to the stomach.
The heart is what that squeezes blood into the arteries?
Yes, the heart is what squeezes or pushes blood through the arteries.
Do leukocytes move through the circulatory system by amoeboid motion?
YES
What sentence could you use for the word capillary action?
Water is transferred from the roots to the leaves through the stem by capillary action.
What can squeeze themselves through capillary walls?
neutrophils
