Oncotic pressure in capillaries arises because plasma proteins give blood a lower solute potential (higher water potential) than surrounding fluid, causing water to tend to move into blood vessels by osmosis.
La presión oncótica en los capilares se produce porque las proteínas plasmáticas dan al plasma un potencial de solutos más bajo (potencial de agua más alto) que el líquido circundante, provocando que el agua tienda a moverse hacia los vasos sanguíneos por ósmosis.
| Front | Describe how oncotic pressure in capillaries is produced. |
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| Back | Oncotic pressure:
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