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Arterioles

Accepted Answer

Structure: arteries that give rise to capillaries, have walls almost entirely of smooth muscleFunction: highly contractile, allowing arterioles to control blood flow through tissues and shunt blood from one body region to another.

Front	Arterioles
Back	Structure: arteries that give rise to capillaries, have walls almost entirely of smooth muscle Function: highly contractile, allowing arterioles to control blood flow through tissues and shunt blood from one body region to another.

Arterioles Blood Structure Arteries Give Rise Capillaries Walls