What blood vessels are about the width of only one red blood cell?

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What blood vessels are about the width of only one red blood cell?

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2007-01-21 20:38:41 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology

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It's the capillaries in the lungs specifically, the red blood cells actually have to squeeze through thereby increasing their surface area, meaning they can each take on their full complement of Oxygen.

2007-01-22 00:06:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋

yes they are capillaries.
in fact the red blood cells still have to sqeeze a little through it!(:

2007-01-21 20:59:52 · answer #2 · answered by pigley 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

capillaries?

2007-01-21 20:41:17 · answer #3 · answered by tomkat1528 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋