| Front | Explain how the structure of capillaries is related to their function. |
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| Back | walls / endothelium one cell thick / made of flattened cells; short diffusion pathway narrow lumen; reduces rate of flow / more time for diffusion; gaps / pores between cells (accept fenestrations between cells); increased rate of diffusion / fluid movement out of vessel; |
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