× Didn't find what you were looking for? Ask a question
Top Posters
Since Sunday
w
5
a
3
j
2
a
2
t
2
u
2
r
2
j
2
j
2
l
2
d
2
y
2
Home Q & A Board Biology-Related Homework Help Zoology and Botany (Moderator: ehd123)
New Topic  
askrav26 askrav26
wrote...
Posts: 29
Rep: 0 0
12 years ago
That is what my book says. I thought higher hydrostatic pressure in the capillaries would make fluid shift from the intravascular space to the extravascular space.
Read 647 times
2 Replies

Related Topics

Replies
wrote...
#1
12 years ago
if the capillaries leaked as you say, we wouldn't have any blood circulating
wrote...
#2
12 years ago
From what I've learnt, what you think is right.

When hydrostatic pressures in capillaries increase above the colloid osmotic pressure in the capillaries (the pressure that normally causes fluid movement into the capillaries), net movement of fluid goes into the extravascular spaces. Hence, we get conditions such as oedema in people with heart failure, as their hydrostatic pressures increase dramatically.

Hope this helps. xx
New Topic      
Quick Reply
Explore
Post your homework questions and get free online help from our incredible volunteers
  718 People Browsing
 126 Signed Up Today
Start New Topic Take the Tour CoursesNew Study Tools Topics Trending Browse by Textbook
Live Chat
Related Images
  
 428
  
 312
  
 197
Your Opinion
Which country would you like to visit for its food?
Votes: 262
Previous poll results: What's your favorite math subject?