Calcium channel blockers, a type of anti-hypertensive drug, block the entry of calcium into smooth muscle which causes smooth muscle to relax. Explain how this decreases blood pressure. Explain why cutting an arterial vessel will cause a greater loss of blood over the same amount of time than cutting a venous vessel.

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