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Bio 270 Chapter 10

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Arteries

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carry blood away from heart to tissues

are smaller branches of arteries within organs
-distribute cardiac output by adjusting their radius to alter blood flow to individual organs
-largely determine MAP
-thick layer of smooth muscle
-innervated by sympathetic nerve fibers (extrinsic)
-sensitive to local chemical (intrinsic) and hormonal changes (extrinsic)

are the smallest vessels across which all exchanges are made (one cell layer thick)

are small veins formed when capillaries rejoin

are formed when venues merge to return blood to the heart