capillaries quizlet

How Fast Does Blood Travel Through Capillaries?

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How Fast Does Blood Travel Through Capillaries? Answer: Blood travels at three feet per second when it leaves the heart, but it slows down as it gets into smaller arteries and capillaries. It takes a minute to get around the body. Answer: Five quarts of blood per minute are transported around the body. (James O’Brien:

Does Blood Flow Faster In Arteries?

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Does Blood Flow Faster In Arteries? Does blood flow faster in arteries? Blood flows in the same direction as the decreasing pressure gradient: arteries to capillaries to veins. The rate, or velocity, of blood flow varies inversely with the total cross-sectional area of the blood vessels. As the total cross-sectional area of the vessels increases,