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Capillaries
The smallest vessels in the circulatory system that are located within the tissues of the body, they transfer blood from the arteries, through the tissues to drop of nutrients and pick up waste and back to the veins.
1,213 Questions
How does capillary action allow water to climb up the sides of a straw?
This is cause of forces pushind upwards and sideways
5- 10 microns in cross section and the capillary wall thickness is 0.59 - 0.67 micron
What is it called when plasma moves out of the capillaries and into the spaces between tissue cells?
chyme
What are the roles of the capillaries and how do these roles influence homeostasis?
capillary carry the blood 4m heart to other parts of body
What is Hemangioma Pericytoma?
a vascular tumor composed of spindle cells that are held to be derived from pericytes -- called also perithelioma
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What is the path of lymph from the interstitial spaces to the blood capillaries?
from interstitial spaces towards the heart through lymphatic capillaries to lympahtic vessels then to lymphatic nodes then to the right lymphatic duct once in the venous blood, the lymph is then recycled through the body through the circulatory system
Two valves
What is capillary action due to?
The adhesive intermolecular forces between the substance rising (the one experiencing capillary action) and the container (typically a capillary).
Why do the capillaries have holes?
So it carries blood in the body. If it has no holes how is it going to carry the blood with oxygen, CO2 and nutrients to the cells in your body?
What are capillaries responsible for delivering to tissue?
Capillaries directly connect the bloodstream to every single cell in your body. They deliver oxygen, nutrients and water for respiration to occur.
What are the major functions of the heart arteries veins and capillaries?
They pump blood trough our body
Why are capillaries so low pressure?
Low pressure prevents vessels from rupturing also the they are further away from the heart.
