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Capillaries are one-cell wide blood vessels. They allow intimate close-contact with muscle and other body cells with red blood cells. It is in capillaries that oxygen exchange occurs. In close contact with muscular myoglobin, adult hemoglobin releases its oxygen and myoglobin picks it up.
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What is the function of capillaries in the leaf?
function of capillaries in leaf
What is the main function of the blood vessel?
The main fuction of blood vessels is to help the blood reach the arteries
What is the function of the capillaries in the human circulatory system?
The function of the capillaries in the circulatory system is to allow diffusion of wastes, oxygen, and nutrients to the tissues. The rest of the circulatory system is designed to move the blood to the capillaries so they can perform this function.
What function as exchange vessels?
capillary
What function do the capillaries serve for in the skin of a rat?
they provide heat
Can the human body function without capillaries?
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What are tiny blood vessels are composed of a single layer of epithelium and therefore function as exchange vessels?
Blood capillaries
What are the functions of anchoring filaments that surround lymphatic capillaries?
function of anchoring filaments are to held open the lymphatic capillaries. Datuna
What are the main kinds of blood vessels and what function do they perform?
The main kind of blood vessels are Veins,Arteries, and Capillaries. Arteries carry oxygenated blood to other organs. Veins carry blood with carbon dioxide back to the heart. Capillaries connect Veins and Arteries and let oxygen out to the organs and carbon dioxide in to the veins.
What are the main kind of blood vessels and what function do they perform?
The main kind of blood vessels are Veins,Arteries, and Capillaries. Arteries carry oxygenated blood to other organs. Veins carry blood with carbon dioxide back to the heart. Capillaries connect Veins and Arteries and let oxygen out to the organs and carbon dioxide in to the veins.
What are the main kinds of blood vessel and what function do they perform?
The main kind of blood vessels are Veins,Arteries, and Capillaries. Arteries carry oxygenated blood to other organs. Veins carry blood with carbon dioxide back to the heart. Capillaries connect Veins and Arteries and let oxygen out to the organs and carbon dioxide in to the veins.
Capillaries have very thin wallshow does this help them perform their function?
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