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elastic arteries another word
conducting arteries
muscular arteries another word
distributing arteries
arterioles another word
resistance vessels
what is elastic arteries
pressure reservoirs, expand/recoil, heart ejects blood
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inactive in vasoconstriction
What is muscular arteries
deliver blood to organs, do not exhibit elastic rebound
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inactive in vasoconstriction
What is arterioles
smallest arteries, diameter controls blood flow into capillaries
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vasomotor tone
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