HISTOLOGY
BLOOD VESSELS
Question
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arteries
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capillaries
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veins
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -One cell thick vessels are the blood vessels that join arteries and veins are the tiniest and most abundant blood vessels, called capillaries. They primarily serve the purpose of exchanging materials between the blood and tissue cells.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
Detailed explanation-3: -Capillaries measure 5-10 m in diameter and are only one cell thick. Capillaries connect arterioles and venules and enable the exchange of water, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and many other nutrients and waste substances between blood and surrounding tissues.
Detailed explanation-4: -Pulmonary capillaries are small vessels from 5 to 8 m in diameter, having a wall of one endothelial cell thickness.