What is the most important force driving reabsorption at the venous end of a capillary?
A. Blood hydrostatic pressure
B. Tissue fluid colloid osmotic pressure
C. Oncotic pressure
D. Blood colloid osmotic pressure
E. Interstitial hydrostatic pressure
Answer: D
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