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11 September, 01:34

Through what blood vessel is blood flow the slowest and why is this beneficial?

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    Capillaries. Slower speed enables more time for oxygen, nutrient, and waste transfer to occur at the level of the tissues.

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    This is a physical property of the circulatory system. Capillaries collectively have the highest cross-sectional area, and therefore have the lowest flow rate (by Poiseuille's Law).
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