Journal of Biological Education
By Din Yan Yip
“Teachers’ Misconceptions of the Circulatory System”
Publisher:
32-3
Pp. 207-215
1998
Teachers’ Misconceptions of the Circulatory System
Type: Empirical
Data collection method: Test, Survey
Number of subjects, range: Small — 10 or fewer
Grade and age of subjects: Adult — over 18 years
- In mammalian circulatory system, the blood flow rate is lowest at the capillaries because the very narrow capillaries offer great resistance of blood flow.
- The formation and absorption of tissue fluid in the capillary is the main process for the exchange in nutrients and waste between the blood and body cells.