Which Statement About Capillaries Is False

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Multiple Choice

Which statement about capillaries is false?

• A) Fluid leaves capillaries when blood pressure exceeds osmotic pressure.
• B) Osmotic pressure is typically constant across a capillary bed.
• C) Blood pressure decreases across a capillary bed.
• D) Fluid returns to capillaries when osmotic pressure exceeds blood pressure.
• E) Fluid tends to enter capillaries at the arterial end of a capillary bed and to leave at the venule end.

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