EBK PRINCIPLES OF ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOG
EBK PRINCIPLES OF ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOG
16th Edition
ISBN: 9781119662686
Author: DERRICKSON
Publisher: VST
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Chapter 21, Problem 2CP
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The major differences between the elastic arteries and the muscular arteries.

Introduction:

In human physiology, the arteries are defined as the blood vessels, which carry the oxygen rich blood to other body parts from the heart. The arteries are classified as the arterioles, elastic arteries, and the muscular arteries. Aorta is considered as the largest artery, which mainly arises from the heart's left ventricle. There are three main types of arteries: Elastic arteries, Muscular arteries, and arterioles.

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