Water and Dissolved Substances Leave the Arteriole End of a Capillary

question 16

Multiple Choice

Water and dissolved substances leave the arteriole end of a capillary due to ________, and enter the venule end of a capillary due to ________.

• A)hydrostatic pressure being higher than osmotic pressure; active transport being greater than osmotic pressure
• B)osmotic pressure being higher than hydrostatic pressure; hydrostatic pressure being higher than osmotic pressure
• C)hydrostatic pressure being higher than osmotic pressure; osmotic pressure being higher than hydrostatic pressure
• D)osmosis; active transport

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