MCQ
Maximum surface area of circulating system is seen in
  • A
    Heart
  • Capillaries
  • C
    Arterioles
  • D
    Veins

Answer

Correct option: B.
Capillaries
b
Capillaries are microscopic and smallest blood vessels. Their exceedingly thin walls consists of just a thin tunica interna. Most tissues have a rich capillary supply but cartilage and epithelia lack capillaries. Capillaries do not function independently, instead they tend to form interweaving networks called capillary beds. The true capillaries number $10 - 100$ per capillary beds depending on the organs or tissues served

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