The most accurate definition of artery is a vessel that

A) transports blood away from the heart.
B) transports blood toward the heart.
C) carries highly oxygenated blood.
D) contains internal valves.
E) contains smooth muscle in its wall.


A) transports blood away from the heart.

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A.  the presynaptic neuron's synaptic knob into the synaptic cleft. B.  the postsynaptic neuron's dendrites into the synaptic cleft. C.  the presynaptic neuron's dendrites into the synaptic cleft. D.  the presynaptic neuron's soma into synaptic vesicles. E.  the postsynaptic neuron's telodendria into the axon hillock.

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A. olecranon fossa. B. radial fossa. C. coronoid fossa. D. None of the above

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