The force per unit area that blood places on the inside wall of a blood vessel
A. is greater during diastole.
B. is greater in the inferior vena cava than in the common iliac vein.
C. is called the pulse.
D. is called the blood pressure.
E. increases the further the vessel is from the heart.
Answer: D
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