THORAX ABDOMEN AND PELVIS

MEDICAL

ARTERIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
type of vessel that does NOT allow for gas exchange
A
arteries
B
capillaries
C
veins
D
None of the above
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: -Capillaries. The arteries eventually divide down into the smallest blood vessel, the capillary. Capillaries are so small that blood cells can only move through them one at a time. Oxygen and food nutrients pass from these capillaries to the cells.

Detailed explanation-3: -MICROVASCULAR BLOOD–TISSUE EXCHANGE The microvasculature consists of three types of small vessels: arterioles, capillaries, and venules.

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