Water and dissolved substances leave the arteriole end of a capillary due to ________, and enter the venule end of a capillary due to ________.

A. osmotic pressure being higher than hydrostatic pressure; hydrostatic pressure being higher than osmotic pressure
B. osmosis; active transport
C. hydrostatic pressure being higher than osmotic pressure; osmotic pressure being higher than hydrostatic pressure
D. hydrostatic pressure being higher than osmotic pressure; active transport being greater than osmotic pressure


Answer: C

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