Question

Capillaries are the sites of the transfer of oxygen and other nutrients from the bloodstream to other tissues in the body.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is A True

Capillaries are thin walled blood vessels. They are the sites of the transfer of oxygen and other nutrients from the bloodstream to other tissues in the body. Ccarbon dioxide from the cells enters the blood through the capillary walls. Exchane of gases between the lungs and the blood also happens across the capillary walls.