The Arteries

question 91

Multiple Choice

The arteries

• A) serve as rapid-transit passageways from the tissues to the heart because of their large radii.
• B) act as a blood reservoir because they have the capacity to store large volumes of blood with little change in their internal pressure.
• C) are the major resistive vessels of the vasculature.
• D) are the site of exchange between the blood and surrounding tissues.
• E) none of these answers.

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