What is the primary method by which materials such as O2, CO2, and nutrients are exchanged between the blood and surrounding tissues?
A) passive diffusion of substances across the capillary wall down their concentration gradients
B) active transport of materials across the capillary wall
C) osmotic pressure drawing water and solutes out of the capillary and bringing these dissolved nutrients into contact with the tissue cells
D) processes of ultrafiltration and reabsorption
E) bulk flow
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Q42: The velocity of blood flow in capillaries
Q43: Fluid movement into and out of the
Q44: Reabsorption in capillaries occurs when
A) blood osmotic
Q45: The process of ultrafiltration
A) is movement of
Q47: As the total cross-sectional area of the
Q49: In most tissues, glucose, a water-soluble substance,
Q50: Active hyperemia
A) refers to the arteriolar dilation
Q51: Edema could result from
A) blockage of lymph
Q52: The largest total cross-sectional area is found
Q52: The movements of fluid across the capillary
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