Anatomy & Physiology: The Unity of Form and Function

8th Edition

ISBN: 9781259277726

Author: Kenneth S. Saladin Dr.

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

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Chapter 20, Problem 3TYR

A blood vessel adapted to withstand a high pulse pressure would be expected to have

a. an elastic tunica media.
b. a thick tunica interna.
c. one-way valves.
d. a flexible endothelium.
e. a rigid tunica media.

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