Blood capillaries and lymph capillaries have all the following in common except
A) they are microscopic.
B) the fluid in them continues to recirculate through the same vessels.
C) they are made of endothelial tissue.
D) All of the above are true of both blood capillaries and lymph capillaries.

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While both blood capillaries and lymph capillaries are microscopic and made of endothelial tissue, the fluid in lymph capillaries does not recirculate through the same vessels. Lymph moves in only one direction towards lymph nodes and eventually back into the bloodstream. Blood, on the other hand, continuously circulates in a closed loop throughout the body via blood vessels.

Blood Capillaries and Lymph Capillaries Have All the Following in Common