Which of the following characteristics of capillaries is most directly related to their function of molecular exchange? 

A. Capillaries lack muscles.
B. Capillaries are located between arteries and veins.
C. Capillaries allow blood to flow through them very rapidly.
D. Capillaries have extremely thin walls.


D. Capillaries have extremely thin walls.

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