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Formation of tissue fluid
1. EXCHANGE AND TRANSPORT
BLOOD AND TISSUE FLUID
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Explain how materials are exchanged between cells and the blood
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Explain the differences between blood, tissue fluid and lymph
Describe how tissue fluid is formed from plasma
5. As blood flows through the ? , some of the ? leaks out
through the ? between the cells of capillary walls, and
seeps into spaces between the cells of the tissues. This
liquid is called ?. Tissue fluid is very similar to blood
plasma except that it contains far fewer ? molecules as
these are too ? to escape through the tiny holes in the
capillary endothelium. ? blood cells are also too large but
some ? blood cells such as ? can squeeze through the
gaps. Other small substances that are found in tissue
fluid include ?, urea, amino acids and water.