8 sentences with 'capillaries'
Example sentences and phrases with the word capillaries and other words derived from it.
• « Vitamin P (bioflavonoids) increases the strength of blood capillaries, prevents bleeding and ruptures in connective tissues, protects against infection and acts as an anti-inflammatory agent. It is found in buckwheat and citrus fruits. »
• « Shortly after his death, other physicians used a new invention, the microscope, to detect the capillaries that connect arteries to other tissues. »
• « These substances act directly on the blood capillaries, enhance the function of ascorbic acid (vitamin C, known for its immune-boosting and defence-enhancing properties) and reduce inflammation. »
• « When an infection occurs, it lodges in the cells of a particular area. The adjacent capillaries spring into action, triggering the inflammatory mechanism: irrigation increases, mast cells begin their attack, (T lymphocytes and other types of white blood cells will follow) and if the infecting bacteria or virus is more powerful than the body's natural defences, the disease will run its course. »
• « Responsible for the antibiotic action, the flavonoids in propolis have a direct action on blood capillaries, enhance the function of ascorbic acid and reduce inflammation. »
• « The circulatory system allows blood to flow through arteries, veins and capillaries, driven by the heart. »