MCAT Question of the Day


  • Q:

    Which of the following statements regarding capillaries is false?

     

    A

    Capillaries are the smallest blood vessels in the body

    B

    Capillary walls are 1 cell thick

    C

    Capillaries dead end, returning deoxygenated blood to their original arterioles which lead directly to venules

    D

    Nonpolar molecules such as gasses diffuse through capillary walls without special transport mechanisms.



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