The friction blood encounters as it flows through the vessels is called ________

A) cardiac output
B) stroke volume
C) peripheral resistance
D) blood pressure
E) diastolic pressure


C

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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A) peritubular B) glomerular C) vasa recta D) cortical E) efferent

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a. animals with radial symmetry. b. animals with bilateral symmetry c. cnidarians. d. echinoderms. e. all animals having symmetry.

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