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No. The capillaries are part of the circulatory system.

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Q: Are capillaries part of the respiratory system?
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Are capillaries in the respiratory system?

no.yes


What type of organ is in the respiratory system?

Your lungs, the diaphragm, alveoli, bronchi, and capillaries are all in the respiratory system


What human systems do the capillaries work with?

Circulatory system AND THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM


The process that exchanges gases across the walls of capillaries is?

the respiratory system


Is esophagus part of the respiratory system?

No. The esophagus is part of the digestive system. The pharynx is part of both the digestive and respiratory systems.


Are the arteries part of the respiratory system?

Arteries are part of the circulatory system, not the respiratory system.


Which part of the respiratory system is composed of a single layer of epithelial tissues surrounded by a network of capillaries?

The alveoli in the lungs are made of a wet wall that is one cell thick with a network of capillaries to facilitate gas exchange.


What are the components of the respiratory system?

Human respiratory system contain wind pipe or trachea, bronchus, bronchi, alveoli with blood capillaries. Lungs have air sacs or alveoli which are surrounded by capillaries which oxygenate, de-oxygenated blood.


Where in the body does the respiratory system connect to the circulatory system?

The respiratory and circulatory system connect in the lungs. At the alveoli, the air sacs are wrapped closely by capillaries to facilitate gas exchange.


Where in the respiratory system does gas exhcange occur?

Gas exchange occurs in the alveoli in the respiratory system. The thin-walled structures allow diffusion of gases into and out of the capillaries.


Are the kidneys found in the respiratory system?

No. The kidneys are part of the excretory system.


What parts of the respiratory system function as the main sites of gas exchange?

In the respiratory system, it is the alveoli.In the circulatory system, it's the capillaries.They are similar in that both have walls that are only one cell thick, they are both the thinnest parts of their systems, and they are right next to each other. (They diffuse through to each other.)In the respiratory system it's the Alveoli and in the circulatory system it's the capillaries :D