Capillaries in organs such as the kidneys, small intestine, and endocrine glands have "holes" or "pores" that make the capillaries relatively leaky and allow for passage of medium-sized molecules in and out of the blood. These capillaries are:

A) continuous capillaries
B) sinusoids
C) fenestrated capillaries
D) metaarterioles


Ans: C) fenestrated capillaries

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