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What is a capillary?

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It is the smallest blood vessels in the body that carries blood cells ,salts & nutrients to be supplied to tissues & organs.

It is a minute(nm) tube that permits flow of minute solutions/gas in minimum molecular form.
A capillary is the smallest blood vessel in the body. They are the vessels in which gas exchange occurs.

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