11. What are the blood vessel layers? Include any layers within layers.
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12. What are the main functions of elastic vs. muscular arteries?
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13. What blood vessels take part in exchange of nutrients & waste products?
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14. Why are valves important in veins? ___________________________________________
15. What is osmotic, oncotic & hydrostatic pressure? _______________________________
16. Do RBCs normally pass through the capillary? If so when, where & how?
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17. How does simple diffusion occur in a capillary? _________________________________
18. What is filtration and reabsorption? __________________________________________
19. What pressures promote filtration? Reabsorption? ______________________________
20. What is net filtration pressure? ______________________________________________
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