What is a capillary?
A capillary is a type of blood vessel that is tiny that branches off from arteries to deliver blood to all body tissues. (2)
Capillaries have very thin walls.
Capillaries are part of the circulatory system.
What does a capillary do?
A capillary acts like an exchange station where oxygen and nutrients trade places with waste from the tissues. (1)
What is a capillary part of?
circulatory system
Resources
1. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/23377-arterioles
2 https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/cardiovascular-system#organs-and-tissues
