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Assume the following pressures on the arterial end of a capillary:
Plasma hydrostatic pressure = 35mmHg
Plasma osmotic pressure = 26mmHg
Interstitial hydrostatic pressure = 0mmHg
Interstitial osmotic pressure = 1mmHg
Given the pressures listed above, what is happening to fluid in this scenario?
A. Fluid is leaving the capillary
B. Fluid is entering the capillary
C. Fluid is leaving the cell
D. Fluid is entering the cell
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