What type of vessel is built to handle the highest pressure of any vessel in the cardiovascular system?

A) elastic artery B) muscular artery C) metarteriole D) arteriole


Answer: A

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Which of these is the correct sequence from simple to more complex?

A) Carbon, nitrogenous base, nucleotide, DNA, chromatin B) Carbon, nucleotide, nitrogenous base, chromatin, DNA C) Chromatin, carbon, nucleotide, nitrogenous base, DNA D) Carbon, nitrogenous base, nucleotide, chromatin, DNA E) Chromatin, DNA, nucleotide, nitrogenous base, carbon

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When comparing a lean adult female to a lean adult male, which will most likely have a higher percentage of body fluid?

A. The male B. The female

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