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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
What structures in capillary beds open to allow the capillaries to perfuse with blood?
precapillary sphincters
What is the description of the structure of the capillary bed in the superficial dermis?
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What is the most important force driving filtration at the arterial end of a capillary?
Blood hydrostatic pressure.
Is blood flow faster in veins?
Blood flow is faster in arteries than in veins. Blood flow in veins is lower pressure.
Yes! They travel to the liver via the hepatic portal vein. The liver detoxifies and sorts them out- amino acids are deaminated and sugars are stored. The non-soluble lipids are picked up by the lymph vessels (lacteals) in the villi.
Are capillaries made in bone marrow?
no capillaries connect the arteries to the vain bone marrow makes rbcs
What are the acceptable sites to perform a capillary puncture on a patient's hands?
Identify the acceptable sites to perform a capillary puncture on a patient's hand.
What is the Capillary network that surrounds the loop of Henle?
the vasa recta
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intercellular clefts
Water and solutes flow form the arteriole end of the capillaries into the tissues due to what?
Hydrostatic pressure(inside capillary) is higher than osmotic pressure it re-enters the capillary on venule end because inside the hydrostatic pressure is now lessthan osmotic pressure drawing water back in
Which one contain more urea hepatic vein or hepatic artery?
Vein. The vein has already passed the liver which breaks ammonia into urea.
Do capillaries carry good or bad blood?
Capillaries carry oxygenated blood into the tissues from the arteries, and de-oxygenated blood back to the veins.
No. A capillary is a small tube carrying blood, a muscle is a group of cells that can contract, generally in order to move something.
The advantage of having slower blood flow in some areas of the body is simple. If blood isn't going to theses areas they are going to more important areas of the body like the brain.
Is it possible to induce miscarriage by straining to pass gas?
No! You'd really hurt yourself before it even came close to affecting your baby - even if it were possible!
Which term means delivery of fluids directly into a vein to treat various disorders?
Infusion Therapy
When a tourniquet is left on too tight capillaries may rupture causing what?
Bruising. But if you needed a tourniquet, bruising is the least of your problems.
