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Functions if blood cappillaries

Answer 1

Capillaries are very thin blood vessels that were first discovered in frog lungs in 1661. They bring nutrients and oxygen to tissues and remove waste products. In this lesson, you will learn more about their structure and function.

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What is the structure and function of capillaries?

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Seth McAllister, Always working to become a better father, always learning.

Answered Jan 25 2017 · Author has 112answers and 188.9k answer views

Capillaries are blood vessels that connect arterioles and venules, and are where cellular respiration (the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide) occurs to oxygenate and provide nutrients to tissue throughout the body. In capillaries, the net filtration of fluids is zero, because the hydrostatic pressure (blood pressure from arteries) pushing fluid out of the vessel and the oncotic pressure (pressure from large molecules such as albumin or Dextran) pulling fluids back into the vessel from the interstitial space are essentially equal