Capacitance vessels include which of the following?

A. Skeletal muscle veins and venules
B. Arterioles in the skin
C. Arterioles in the CNS
D. Skeletal muscle arteries and arterioles
E. Arteries in the abdomen


ANS: A
Rationale: Skeletal muscle veins and venules are called capacitance vessels because blood pools in these vessels when their walls are relaxed.

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