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gases, nutrients, and waste products are exchanged between capillaries and the ________ of the body. veins arteries cells
Capillaries are the smallest blood vessels. Their thin walls allow for the exchange of gases (like oxygen and carbon dioxide), nutrients (such as glucose, amino acids), and waste products (e.g., urea) directly with the body's cells. Veins carry de - oxygenated blood back to the heart, and arteries carry oxygenated blood away from the heart. The key function of capillaries in the circulatory system is this cellular exchange.
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