Practice mode Circulation

Tissue fluid is formed at the arterial end of a capillary mainly because ____.

Correct answer C. hydrostatic (blood) pressure exceeds the osmotic pull of plasma proteins

Explanation

At the arterial end the hydrostatic pressure of the blood is greater than the oncotic pressure of plasma proteins, so water and small solutes are forced out into the tissue spaces.

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