Functionally, There Are No Valves in Arteries (As Opposed to in Veins)

question 96

Multiple Choice

Functionally, there are no valves in arteries (as opposed to in veins) because

• A) valves direct blood only toward the heart and arterial blood passes away from the heart.
• B) valves would tear apart from the high arterial pressure.
• C) arteries get more atherosclerosis, so valves would cause lethal blood clotting.
• D) the blood pressure in arteries is high enough that there is no backflow of blood.

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