Capillaries are the smallest blood vessels in the body. They allow water, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and other nutrient and waste substances to exchange between blood and surrounding tissues.Read on to learn more about capillaries, and what they do in your body.cience Videos. Science Main Index. Capillaries are the smallest blood vessels in the body. They allow water, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and other nutrient and waste substances to exchange between blood and surrounding tissues. Read on to learn more about capillaries, and what they do in your body.
Cross (in Berkeley County, SC) Populated Place Profile. Cross (GNIS FID: 1221844) is a populated place located in Berkeley County at latitude 33.327 and longitude -80.148. The elevation of Cross is 79 feet. Cross appears on the Cross U.S. Geological Survey Map. Berkeley County is in the Eastern Time Zone (UTC -5 hours).
Charleston's South Battery, and the harbor beyond. Photograph by Jack Boucher, courtesy of HABS. It is no accident that Charleston, South Carolina, is a locus for the modern preservation movement. For nearly 100 years, generations of Charlestonians have been aware of this city's singular sense of place. Since the turn of the 20th century, individuals, organizations, and government have established and promoted a preservation ethic.