Question
What prevents proteins from moving from the capillaries into the tissues?
Multiple choice question.
there is no force driving them out of the capillaries
they are not attracted to the chemicals in the tissues
they are too large
Multiple choice question.
there is no force driving them out of the capillaries
they are not attracted to the chemicals in the tissues
they are too large
Answers
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GPT-4o mini
The correct answer is: **they are too large**.
Proteins are generally too large to pass through the endothelial cell junctions of the capillaries, which prevents them from moving freely into the surrounding tissues.
Proteins are generally too large to pass through the endothelial cell junctions of the capillaries, which prevents them from moving freely into the surrounding tissues.
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