Match each vascular structure to its function or characteristic. Terms may apply to more than one question. Some terms may not be used.
a.arteries
i.sinusoids
b.tunica externa
j.tunica media
c.capillaries
k.capacitance vessels
d.tunica intima
l.distributing arteries
e.lumen
m.conducting arteries
f.resistance vessels
n.metarterioles
g.medium-sized veins
o.large veins
h.venules
p.arterioles
-What would occur in the capillary bed if osmotic pressure in the venule end was equal to osmotic pressure in the tissues?
A) Oxygen would be replenished in the tissues.
B) Protein would escape from the blood into the surrounding tissue.
C) Waste products from the surrounding cells would enter the capillary.
D) Carbon dioxide and waste products would remain in the tissue fluid.
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