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What is the function of the endothelial cells in capillaries?
What is the function of the endothelial cells in capillaries?
- To form a tube large enough for multiple red blood cells to pass through at once
- To fold red blood cells as they pass through the vessel
- To fill the capillary with collagen
- To minimize the path for gases and nutrients to pass between the capillary and extravascular tissue cells (correct)
What is the relationship between adipocytes and capillaries?
What is the relationship between adipocytes and capillaries?
- Adipocytes and capillaries have no relationship
- Capillaries are found within adipocytes (correct)
- Adipocytes are found within capillaries
- Adipocytes and capillaries are both types of blood cells
What happens to red blood cells as they pass through many capillaries?
What happens to red blood cells as they pass through many capillaries?
- They become smaller
- They are folded on themselves to pass through the narrow lumen (correct)
- They become larger
- They are destroyed
