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What determines the total surface area available for exchange between the blood and tissue in capillaries?
What determines the total surface area available for exchange between the blood and tissue in capillaries?
- The size of the capillary walls
- The extent or density of the capillary network (correct)
- The speed of blood flow through the capillaries
- The amount of oxygen in the blood
Which tissues have rich capillary networks?
Which tissues have rich capillary networks?
- Adipose tissue
- Dense connective tissue
- Epithelial tissue
- Liver, kidney, cardiac muscle, and skeletal muscle (correct)
What is vasomotion in capillaries?
What is vasomotion in capillaries?
- The blood flow through the capillaries
- The exchange of nutrients between the blood and tissue
- The formation of new capillaries
- The contraction and relaxation of the capillary walls (correct)
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