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Which statement about capillaries is NOT true?
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Smallest of all the blood vessels (one cell thick)
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Allow for gaseous exchange (diffusion)
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Serve as the connection between the somatic and autonomic systems
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Allows nutrients, oxygen and fluids to pass into tissue, and carbon dioxide waste minerals and fluids to pass out
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Capillaries are the smallest of all blood vessels and are one cell thick, allowing for gaseous exchange through diffusion. They also allow nutrients, oxygen, and fluids to pass into tissues, while carbon dioxide waste minerals and fluids pass out. However, capillaries do not serve as the connection between the somatic and autonomic systems. The somatic and autonomic systems are connected through other structures such as nerves and ganglia.
