LABORATORY REVIEW
PHYSIOLOGY OF THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM
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Question
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Which of the following is not a characteristic of capillaries?
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microscopic
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connects arteries and veins together
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where carbon dioxide and oxygen are exchanged
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carry oxygenated blood back to the heart
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -(d) Thick walled. Capillaries are the smallest blood vessels which are present inside the tissues that exchange blood between arteries and veins. They have small diameter, are repeatedly branched but do not have thick walls.
Detailed explanation-2: -Your pulmonary arteries carry blood from your heart to your lungs. They’re the only arteries in your body that carry oxygen-poor (deoxygenated) blood.
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