Your friend sprains her ankle and, because you are really knowledgeable about hu

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Your friend sprains her ankle and, because you are really knowledgeable about human physiology, you tell her to wrap her ankle. What capillary force would you be changing?

a) capillary hydrostatic

b) interstital hydrostatic

c) capillary oncotic

d) interstitial oncotic.

Your friends finds out that he has a blood clote in his leg vein. This resulte in decreased flow of blood out of the venous end of capillaries of the leg. Although

blood flowing into the capillary from the arteriole remains the same. Which force is altered?

a) capillary hydrostatic

b) interstital hydrostatic

c) capillary oncotic

d) interstitial oncotic.

Explanation / Answer

Ans-Two pressure work at capillary point of view , one is hydrostatic , another is oncotic pressure. Oncotic pressure is also known as osmotic pressure , that is caused by the protein specially albumin in plasma or blood. Hydrostatic pressure help in leaking of fluid into outside of the capillary , while oncotic pressure tend to circulate fluid within capillary or circulatory system.

That is why (a) option is correct

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