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Chapter 18.1, Problem 3LO
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To describe: The structure and function of capillaries in the exchange of dissolved materials between the interstitial fluid and blood.
Introduction: The capillaries are the thin-walled, microscopic vessels that interconnect the smallest arteries and veins. They are the exchange vessels that are involved in the diffusion of nutrients, gases, and wastes between the blood and the interstitial fluids.
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Ch. 18.1 - Prob. 4.2RCh. 18.1 - Prob. 4.3RCh. 18.1 - Prob. 1LOCh. 18.1 - Prob. 2LOCh. 18.1 - Prob. 3LOCh. 18.1 - Prob. 4LOCh. 18.1 - Prob. 1SRCh. 18.1 - Prob. 2SRCh. 18.1 - Prob. 3SRCh. 18.1 - Prob. 4SRCh. 18.1 - Prob. 5SRCh. 18.1 - Prob. 6SRCh. 18.1 - Prob. 7SRCh. 18.1 - Prob. 8SRCh. 18.1 - Prob. 9SRCh. 18.1 - Prob. 10SRCh. 18.1 - Prob. 11SRCh. 18.1 - Prob. 12SRCh. 18.1 - Prob. 13SRCh. 18.1 - Prob. 14SRCh. 18.1 - Prob. 15SRCh. 18.1 - Prob. 16SRCh. 18.1 - Prob. 17SRCh. 18.1 - Prob. 18SRCh. 18.1 - Prob. 19SRCh. 18.1 - Prob. 20SRCh. 18.1 - Prob. 21SRCh. 18.2 - Prob. 1.1RCh. 18.2 - Prob. 1.2RCh. 18.2 - Prob. 1.3RCh. 18.2 - Prob. 2.1RCh. 18.2 - Prob. 2.2RCh. 18.2 - C. Trace a drop of blood through the lungs,...Ch. 18.2 - Prob. 3.1RCh. 18.2 - Prob. 3.2RCh. 18.2 - Prob. 3.3RCh. 18.2 - Prob. 4.1RCh. 18.2 - Prob. 4.2RCh. 18.2 - Prob. 4.3RCh. 18.2 - Prob. 5.1RCh. 18.2 - Prob. 5.2RCh. 18.2 - Prob. 5.3RCh. 18.2 - Prob. 6.1RCh. 18.2 - Prob. 6.2RCh. 18.2 - Prob. 6.3RCh. 18.2 - Prob. 7.1RCh. 18.2 - Prob. 7.2RCh. 18.2 - Prob. 7.3RCh. 18.2 - Prob. 8.1RCh. 18.2 - Prob. 8.2RCh. 18.2 - Prob. 8.3RCh. 18.2 - Prob. 9.1RCh. 18.2 - Prob. 9.2RCh. 18.2 - Prob. 9.3RCh. 18.2 - Prob. 10.1RCh. 18.2 - Prob. 10.2RCh. 18.2 - Prob. 10.3RCh. 18.2 - Prob. 1LOCh. 18.2 - Prob. 2LOCh. 18.2 - Prob. 3LOCh. 18.2 - Prob. 4LOCh. 18.2 - Prob. 5LOCh. 18.2 - Prob. 6LOCh. 18.2 - Prob. 7LOCh. 18.2 - Prob. 8LOCh. 18.2 - Prob. 9LOCh. 18.2 - Prob. 10LOCh. 18.2 - Prob. 1SRCh. 18.2 - Prob. 2SRCh. 18.2 - Prob. 3SRCh. 18.2 - Prob. 4SRCh. 18.2 - Prob. 5SRCh. 18.2 - Prob. 6SRCh. 18.2 - Prob. 7SRCh. 18.2 - Prob. 8SRCh. 18.2 - Prob. 9SRCh. 18.2 - Prob. 10SRCh. 18.2 - Prob. 11SRCh. 18.2 - Prob. 12SRCh. 18.2 - Prob. 13SRCh. 18.2 - Prob. 14SRCh. 18.2 - Prob. 15SRCh. 18.2 - Label the major veins in the diagram below.
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