Which statement about capillaries is false?
A) Fluid leaves capillaries when blood pressure exceeds osmotic pressure.
B) Osmotic pressure is typically constant across a capillary bed.
C) Blood pressure decreases across a capillary bed.
D) Fluid returns to capillaries when osmotic pressure exceeds blood pressure.
E) Fluid tends to enter capillaries at the arterial end of a capillary bed and to leave at the venule end.

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Fluid tends to leave capillaries at the arterial end where blood pressure is higher and enter at the venule end where osmotic pressure is higher.

Which Statement About Capillaries Is False