Science Assessment ~ Topics ~ Human Body Systems ~ Misconception BFM051

Anything can pass through the walls of capillaries (AAAS Project 2061, n.d.).

Items that test for misconception BFM051 in this project (Original Project) and key idea ()
Item ID Number	Item Description	How Often the Misconception was Chosen
BF038004	Amino acids enter the circulatory system from the digestive system by passing through the walls of microscopically small blood vessels (capillaries), but proteins do not.	37%
BF136001	Small molecules like amino acids can pass through capillary walls, but large molecules like proteins cannot.	27%
BF018005	Small molecules like amino acids can pass through capillary walls but large molecules like proteins cannot.	24%
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.	20%