Front | Arterioles |
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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. |
Tags: cardiovascular
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