LooseLeaf for Human Anatomy
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ISBN: 9781259285271
Author: Michael McKinley Dr., Valerie O'Loughlin, Elizabeth Pennefather-O'Brien
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 23, Problem 5MC
Which statement is true about veins?
| a. | Veins always transport deoxygenated blood |
| b. | Veins drain into smaller vessels called venules. |
| c. | The largest tunic in a vein is the tunica externa |
| d. | The lumen of a vein tends to be smaller than that of a comparably sized artery. |
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