GENERAL HISTOLOGY

VASCULAR

TYPES OF ARTERIES

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What are capillaries?
A
Thick tubes that are connected to the heart
B
A larger division of veins
C
Largest Blood vessels
D
Blood vessels that connect arteries to the veins
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Capillaries are small, thin blood vessels that connect the arteries and the veins. Their thin walls allow oxygen, nutrients, carbon dioxide and waste products to pass to and from the tissue cells.

Detailed explanation-2: -The smallest type of blood vessel. A capillary connects an arteriole (small artery) to a venule (small vein) to form a network of blood vessels in almost all parts of the body. The wall of a capillary is thin and leaky, and capillaries are involved in the exchange of fluids and gases between tissues and the blood.

Detailed explanation-3: -Capillaries are the smallest of blood vessels. They serve to distribute oxygenated blood from arteries to the tissues of the body and to feed deoxygenated blood from the tissues back into the veins. The capillaries are thus a central component in the circulatory system . essentially between the arteries and the veins.

Detailed explanation-4: -Capillaries connect veins and arteries. Q.

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