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The blood vessels are part of the circulatory system and function to transport blood throughout the body. The most important vessels in the system are the capillaries, the microscopic vessels which enable the actual exchange of water and chemicals between the blood and the tissues, while the conduit vessels, arteries and veins, carry blood away from the heart and through the capillaries or back towards the heart, respectively. The arteries...


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which of the following isnot the function of elastin in the wall of blood vessels? 1.preventing...

The answer is 3. the smooth laminar blood flow is due to the tunica intima the inner tunic of the blood vessel. It is very smooth to allow laminar flow...

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What kind of blood vessels are helped by the contracting of skeletal muscles?
What kind of blood vessels are helped by the contracting of skeletal muscles? Please help me? ...

Depends what you mean by 'helped'. 1. There is the skeletal muscle pump. This functions when you stand up and venous blood pools in your legs due to gravity. The skeletal...

Asked by Marilyn G - 7 months ago


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