ExecutiveSkiBum t1_itj3lbn wrote on October 24, 2022 at 12:37 AM Reply to Is every single living cell adjacent to or “have access to” a capillary? Are there living cells not next to a blood/O2 source, and if so, how do they survive? by Friggin Most tissues of the body are surrounded by interstitial fluid. Nutrients and gas carried by capillaries diffuse across capillary cell membranes into this balanced fluid and then across membranes of tissue cells. Permalink 17
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Reply to Is every single living cell adjacent to or “have access to” a capillary? Are there living cells not next to a blood/O2 source, and if so, how do they survive? by Friggin
Most tissues of the body are surrounded by interstitial fluid. Nutrients and gas carried by capillaries diffuse across capillary cell membranes into this balanced fluid and then across membranes of tissue cells.