Multiple Choice
Blood velocity through capillaries is slow because
A) much blood volume is lost from the capillaries.
B) the pressure in venules is high.
C) the total cross-sectional area of capillaries is larger than that of arterioles.
D) the osmotic pressure in capillaries is very high.
E) erythrocytes must pass through in single file.
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