Capillaries fluid movement factors

Which factor, blood pressure or osmotic pressure, has the greater influence on the direction of fluid movement through capillary walls at (a) the venous end of a capillary and (b) the arterial end of a capillary ... 

Bulk flow plays only a minor role in the exchange of specific solutes between blood and tissue cells. A far more important function of bulk flow is to regulate distribution of extracellular fluid between the vascular compartment (plasma) and the interstitial space. Maintenance of an appropriate circulating volume of blood is an important factor in the maintenance of blood pressure. For example, dehydration and hemorrhage will cause a decrease in blood pressure leading to a decrease in capillary hydrostatic pressure. As a result, net filtration decreases and net reabsorption increases, causing movement, or bulk flow, of extracellular fluid from interstitial space into the vascular compartment. This fluid shift expands the plasma volume and compensates for the fall in blood pressure. 

If the cylinder is extremely narrow, a thin film of water will be drawn upward. Narrow tubes are called capillary tubes. This movement of a liquid such as water is called capillary action, or capillarity. Capillary action helps explain how paper towels can absorb large amounts of water. The water is drawn into the narrow spaces between the cellulose fibers in paper towels by capillary action. In addition, the water molecules form hydrogen bonds with cellulose molecules. These same factors account for the absorbent properties of disposable diapers. Water is drawn from the surface of the diaper to the interior by capillary action. The diaper can absorb about 200 times its mass in fluid. 

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