The arteries that are also called distributing arteries are the ________

A) elastic arteries
B) arterioles
C) muscular arteries
D) capillaries


C

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Late one night, while studying for your anatomy class, you open a box of saltine crackers to do a little snacking. After chewing on a starchy morsel for a few minutes, you begin to notice a sweet taste in your mouth. What accounts for this?

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