Anatomy & Physiology: An Integrative Approach
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Author: Michael McKinley Dr., Valerie O'Loughlin, Theresa Bidle
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 20, Problem 8DYKB
_____ 8. Velocity of blood flow is the slowest in
- a. muscular arteries.
- b. capillaries.
- c. veins.
- d. elastic arteries.
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