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The return of the remainder fluid to the vascular system when more fluid leaves the capillary than return to it.
Introduction:
The capillaries are the smallest blood vessels that carry the oxygenated blood from the heart. The molecules are diffused across the cell membrane of the capillaries by the pressure exerted on the walls of the capillaries.
The ventricular contraction leads to the generation of the blood pressure inside the blood. This pressure generated by the blood (fluid) is also called hydrostatic pressure . The pressure exerted by plasma proteins (majorly albumins) in the capillaries is called colloid osmotic pressure . This pressure draws water inside the capillaries.
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