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State the roles that capillaries play in the circulatory system.

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Cambridge IGCSE BiologyTransport in animalsCore content

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This point belongs to Blood vessels, especially Blood vessels outcomes.
You need to be able to state the roles that capillaries play in the circulatory system.
The key ideas to know are State.
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Capillaries connect arteries to veins and have very thin walls that allow substances to pass between blood and body cells.

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State one role of capillaries in the circulatory system.
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