Question

Why are the walls of capillaries only one cell thick?

Answer 1

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The walls of capillaries are just one cell thick. Capillaries therefore allow molecules to diffuse across the capillary walls. This exchange of molecules is not possible across the walls of other types of blood vessel because the walls are too thick.



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Answer 2

Capillaries are the site at which exchange of oxygen, carbon dioxide and nutrients takes place. The structure of capillaries makes them very well suited for this function. As capillaries are only one cell thick and have very thin permeable walls this means that substances can diffu
se out of them veryeasily.