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microscopic blood vessel located between the arteries and the veins through which materials are transferred between blood and body cells
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| capillary action |
the process by which water is drawn from a wet area and transported to a dry area through the pores of a material
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| capillary action |
Through the adhesive forces (sticky property) of water, water is able to move through tiny spaces. With the help of capillary action, water can seemingly defy gravity and move upwards through a tree to its topmost branches.
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| capillary |
The smallest blood or lymph vessel, formed of single layers of interconnected endothelial cells, sometimes with loosely attached connective tissue basement cells for added support. Capillaries allow the transport across their membranes and between their crevices of diffusible nutrients and waste products. Blood capillaries expand and contract, depending upon how much blood is needed in a given tissue and how much is piped into them by the small feeder arteries upstream. ...
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| capillary action |
The phenomenon of a liquid such as water spontaneously creeping up thin tubes and fibers, this is caused by adhesive and cohesive forces and surface tension.
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