Role of hydrostatic pressure/ formation of tissue

Question 1

Role of hydrostatic pressure

Answer 1

•Hydrostatic pressure is the pressure from heart contractions that forces water and dissolved substances in blood plasma out through capillary walls into surrounding tissues, forming tissue fluid.

Question 2

Formation of tissue fluid

Answer 2

•Fluid between body cells
•Also known as interstitial fluid
•Carries nutrients and oxygen to tissue cells
•Is formed from filtering of blood from capillaries due to hydrostatic pressure