Arteries branch into smaller and smaller arteries until they become small-diameter ________ that enter the capillary bed

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


arterioles

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In step 4 of glycolysis, a six-carbon sugar (fructose 1,6-bisphosphate) is cleaved to produce two three-carbon molecules (dihydroxyacetone phosphate and glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate). Which enzyme catalyzes this reaction?

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