Assertion: circulatory system's vessel | /r/Synonym | capillary
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text: Arteries become smaller and smaller on their way to cells, so that by the time blood reaches a cell, the artery’s diameter is extremely small and the vessel is now called a capillary.
text: On the arterial side, pressure is highest in the larger vessels (arteries) and decreases throughout the system, reaching its lowest point in the smaller vessels (capillaries).
text: Arterioles branch into networks of tiny narrow vessels known as capillaries.
text: Arteries become smaller and smaller on their way to cells, so that by the time blood reaches a cell, the artery’s diameter is extremely small and the vessel is now called a capillary.
text: The exchange of materials at tissues occur via small vessels called capillaries found in the tissue.
text: The circulatory system includes the heart; a system of vessels called arteries, veins, and capillaries; and blood.
text: Arterioles control the flow of blood into the smallest vessels, the capillaries.