Episode 123: Respiratory and Circulatory Systems Part 2
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What Is the Capillary Wall and How Does It Work?
The blood officy has to exchange oxygen, as well as other nutrients with the intercellular fluid that surrounds the tissue. That is a needing delivery of oxygen. The capillary wall basically functions as a semi permeable membrane or surrounding tissue of the capillaries. gases and also cose, which is important that blood carries glucosas energya source for cells, those can sneak through the sides and squeeze through. From there they enter the tissue fluid, or the interstital fluid, the fluid that bathes most cells in the body.
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