The smaller vessels that carry blood away from the heart and connect the arteries to the capillaries are called the:

A. venules.
B. arterioles.
C. capillary arteries.
D. vena cavae.


Ans: B. arterioles.

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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