What is the structure of a typical capillary vs. a capillary in the brain or liver? How does this affect how molecules move between plasma and the interstitial fluid?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Typical capillaries are a single layer of cells (endothelium) surrounded by occasional smooth muscles. These cells are loosely attached to each other, so small molecules such as glucose can easily penetrate between cells, moving by diffusion from the blood plasma to the interstitial fluid. In the brain, the capillaries are surrounded by a second layer of cells with tight junctions; these prevent trans-capillary movement of most polar molecules except through specific transporters. In the liver, the endothelium is penetrated by many large channels, including fused-vesicle channels, enabling proteins to move easily across the capillary. This is important because the liver exchanges many proteins with the blood.
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a. true b. false