HUMAN ANATOMY BUNDLE F17
HUMAN ANATOMY BUNDLE F17
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ISBN: 9780134845876
Author: Martini
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 22, Problem 10RFT
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Match the term muscular arteries with the most closely related descriptions given below:

deliver blood to the head

transport blood to the body’s internal organs and skeletal muscles

arteries whose smooth muscles do not contract

stationary blood clot

network of capillaries

arteries that supply a capillary network

supply blood to the upper limbs

small air sacs

supply blood to the lower limbs

collect blood from the kidneys

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The body consists of three major types of arteries in the body. These arteries are muscular arteries, small arterioles, and elastic arteries. Muscular arteries are of variable sizes, some are large and some are too small. They provide blood to the internal organs and skeletal muscles.

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