Science Assessment ~ Topics ~ Human Body Systems ~ Misconception BFM010

Carbon dioxide, oxygen, water, and molecules from food pass directly through the walls of arteries and veins to and from other parts of the body rather than through the walls of the capillaries (Minstrell, 2005).

Items that test for misconception BFM010 in this project (Original Project) and key idea (Oxygen, carbon dioxide, and molecul…)
Item ID Number	Item Description	How Often the Misconception was Chosen
BF126001	Neither large molecules like proteins nor small molecules like amino acids can pass through the walls of arteries and veins.	35%
BF057007	Molecules pass through the walls of microscopically small blood vessels but not through the walls of large blood vessels.	34%
BF056006	Capillaries allow small molecules like amino acids to pass through their walls but not large molecules like proteins. Molecules do not pass through the walls of large blood vessels.	26%