Capillary
noun
Small, thin blood vessel that connects veins with arteries.
Oxygen is delivered to the body cells through capillaries.
Often appears as...
- capillary action
- capillary force
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Technical
adjective
Relating to or in the form of capillaries.
Capillary action allows water to move up through small spaces in the ground.
Often appears as...
- capillary bed
- capillary network
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Technical
noun
A tube that has an internal diameter of hairlike thinness.
He carefully inserted the medicine through the capillary tube.
Often appears as...
- capillary tube
- capillary action
noun
Small, thin blood vessel that connects veins with arteries.
Oxygen is delivered to the body cells through capillaries.
Often appears as...
- capillary action
- capillary force
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
Relating to or in the form of capillaries.
Capillary action allows water to move up through small spaces in the ground.
Often appears as...
- capillary bed
- capillary network
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A tube that has an internal diameter of hairlike thinness.
He carefully inserted the medicine through the capillary tube.
Often appears as...
- capillary tube
- capillary action
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Microscopic Scale
Capillaries are extremely small and not visible to the naked eye.
Under the microscope, the network of capillaries can be observed.
Pro Tip 2/3Oxygen Transport
Capillaries are crucial for oxygen delivery from arteries to the body's tissues.
Capillaries ensure that each cell receives enough oxygen to function.
Pro Tip 3/3Exchange Site
Capillaries are the site where substances are exchanged between blood and tissues.
Nutrients pass through capillary walls to nourish the muscles.
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Encouraging curiosity-dri...
remarkable what you see is a two-stage pump with a capillary and a peristaltic won't pump working together what we discovered astonished us we found the fly they're capable of feeding five orders of magnitude in viscosity of fluid solutions that's all the way from
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Oxygen’s surprisingly...
that are surrounded by capillaries. Together, the alveolar wall and capillaries make a two-cell thick membrane that brings blood and oxygen close enough for diffusion. These oxygen-enriched cells are then carried from the lungs through the cardiovascular network,
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The Exhilarating Peace...
So blood shift -- how does it work? The capillaries in the lungs become engorged with blood -- which is caused by the suction -- so the lungs can harden and protect the whole chest cavity from being crushed. It prevents the two walls of the lungs from collapsing,
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Can we eat to starve...
End to end, that would form a line that would circle the earth twice. The smallest blood vessels are called capillaries. We've got 19 billion of them in our bodies. And these are the vessels of life, and as I'll show you, they can also be the vessels of death.
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Why do we itch? - Emma...
that prevents your blood from clotting. That compound, which we're mildly allergic to, triggers the release of histamine, a chemical that makes our capillaries swell. This enables increased blood flow, which helpfully accelerates the body's immune response
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Nina Tandon: Caring for...
a lot like what you might expect from a capillary bed in the heart. So this brings me to lesson number life can do a lot with very little. Let's take the example of electrical stimulation. Let's see how powerful just one of these essentials can be.
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Elephant Guts PIPE National...
tissue that holds all the blood vessels that are wrapping around the gut in this area it's a very very fine network of capillaries running through that tissue but tissue not only keeps the guts together it helps protect them from
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Pink Dolphins? PIPE Weird...
dolphins are sometimes pink because their capillaries are close to their skin but they're also sometimes pale blue and sometimes they're even an albino off-white there are five freshwater dolphin species in the world
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See How Cracked Skin...
Eventually, these accumulated layers start to bend under pressure, causing deep cracks to form in between the papillae. Water then flows through the crevices using capillary action,
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How tall can a tree...
This pull is aided by a fundamental property of water called capillary action. In narrow tubes, the attraction between water molecules
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Encouraging curiosity-dri...
remarkable what you see is a two-stage pump with a capillary and a peristaltic won't pump working together what we discovered astonished us we found the fly they're capable of feeding five orders of magnitude in viscosity of fluid solutions that's all the way from
Video examples
Oxygen’s surprisingly...
that are surrounded by capillaries. Together, the alveolar wall and capillaries make a two-cell thick membrane that brings blood and oxygen close enough for diffusion. These oxygen-enriched cells are then carried from the lungs through the cardiovascular network,
Video examples
The Exhilarating Peace...
So blood shift -- how does it work? The capillaries in the lungs become engorged with blood -- which is caused by the suction -- so the lungs can harden and protect the whole chest cavity from being crushed. It prevents the two walls of the lungs from collapsing,
Video examples
Can we eat to starve...
End to end, that would form a line that would circle the earth twice. The smallest blood vessels are called capillaries. We've got 19 billion of them in our bodies. And these are the vessels of life, and as I'll show you, they can also be the vessels of death.
Video examples
Why do we itch? - Emma...
that prevents your blood from clotting. That compound, which we're mildly allergic to, triggers the release of histamine, a chemical that makes our capillaries swell. This enables increased blood flow, which helpfully accelerates the body's immune response
Video examples
Nina Tandon: Caring for...
a lot like what you might expect from a capillary bed in the heart. So this brings me to lesson number life can do a lot with very little. Let's take the example of electrical stimulation. Let's see how powerful just one of these essentials can be.
Video examples
Elephant Guts PIPE National...
tissue that holds all the blood vessels that are wrapping around the gut in this area it's a very very fine network of capillaries running through that tissue but tissue not only keeps the guts together it helps protect them from
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Pink Dolphins? PIPE Weird...
dolphins are sometimes pink because their capillaries are close to their skin but they're also sometimes pale blue and sometimes they're even an albino off-white there are five freshwater dolphin species in the world
Video examples
See How Cracked Skin...
Eventually, these accumulated layers start to bend under pressure, causing deep cracks to form in between the papillae. Water then flows through the crevices using capillary action,
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How tall can a tree...
This pull is aided by a fundamental property of water called capillary action. In narrow tubes, the attraction between water molecules
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August Krogh
Danish Scientist
I found it possible to observe at least the superficial capillaries of muscles both in the frog and in mammals through a binocular microscope, using strong reflected light as a source of illumination. Resting muscles observed in this way are usually quite pale, and the microscope reveals only a few capillaries at fairly regular intervals.
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Sam Kean
American Writer
Every glass thermometer has subtle variations in the size and shape of the bulb at the bottom and the capillary tube inside, as well as variations in the width of gradations on the side. The compounded effect of these uncertainties is that each thermometer reads temperature slightly differently.
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August Krogh
Danish Scientist
Since muscular contractions are usually more or less regularly alternated with relaxations, the system of valves makes of the veins of every muscle a very effective pump, capable of maintaining a low pressure in the muscle capillaries.
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Ann Hood
American Novelist
Dead bodies do get a grayish blue/purple hue because blood pools in the capillaries and the body starts to decompose. It's not smurf blue, but it's not a pleasant shade.
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Oneohtrix Point Never
American Musician
Games is like hardwired plumbing in the house of pop. It's not pop itself, its sort of like the behind-the-scenes arteries and capillaries of pop music.
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August Krogh
Danish Scientist
I found it possible to observe at least the superficial capillaries of muscles both in the frog and in mammals through a binocular microscope, using strong reflected light as a source of illumination. Resting muscles observed in this way are usually quite pale, and the microscope reveals only a few capillaries at fairly regular intervals.
Quote examples
Sam Kean
American Writer
Every glass thermometer has subtle variations in the size and shape of the bulb at the bottom and the capillary tube inside, as well as variations in the width of gradations on the side. The compounded effect of these uncertainties is that each thermometer reads temperature slightly differently.
Quote examples
August Krogh
Danish Scientist
Since muscular contractions are usually more or less regularly alternated with relaxations, the system of valves makes of the veins of every muscle a very effective pump, capable of maintaining a low pressure in the muscle capillaries.
Quote examples
Ann Hood
American Novelist
Dead bodies do get a grayish blue/purple hue because blood pools in the capillaries and the body starts to decompose. It's not smurf blue, but it's not a pleasant shade.
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Oneohtrix Point Never
American Musician
Games is like hardwired plumbing in the house of pop. It's not pop itself, its sort of like the behind-the-scenes arteries and capillaries of pop music.
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