The supply of blood to a tissue by its capillaries is given which name?
AVasomotion of the arteriole
BDiapedesis of leukocytes
CAnastomosis of two vessels
DPerfusion of the tissues
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Perfusion of the tissues
1. A capillary is a microscopic channel that delivers blood into the tissue itself.
2. That delivery process is called perfusion.
3. Vasomotion is the irregular pulsating pattern of flow through a capillary bed, not the supply itself.
4. Diapedesis is the escape of white cells across the wall, and an anastomosis is a reconnection of two vessels.
_Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology (CC BY 4.0), Ch 20 "The Cardiovascular System: Blood Vessels and Circulation", section 20.1 Structure and Function of Blood Vessels_
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