Imagine That Blood Did Not Contain Any Dissolved Proteins

question 12

Multiple Choice

Imagine that blood did not contain any dissolved proteins. What would likely happen when this abnormal blood flows through a capillary bed?

• A) Nearly all of the fluid in the blood would move out of the capillaries.
• B) None of the fluid in the blood would move out of the capillaries.
• C) Some of the proteins in the interstitial fluid would flow into the capillaries.
• D) The blood would flow normally through the capillaries.

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