Where Is Blood Flow Slowest, and What Contributes to the Diminished

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Multiple Choice

Where is blood flow slowest, and what contributes to the diminished velocity?

• A) Flow is slowest in the capillaries because of their larger cross-sectional area and narrow diameter.
• B) Large veins have the slowest blood flow because they receive blood from several different medium-sized veins and they have valves that interfere with blood flow.
• C) Arteriole blood flow is slowest because they are farthest from the heart and are the narrowest arteries.
• D) Distributing arteries of the brain have the slowest flow of blood because they have a large cross-sectional area and many branches.

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