Question Identify the description with the correct vessel type - artery (A), capillary (C), or vein (V).   Carry blood away from the heart     Have the thickest walls     Converge to form veins     Have the lowest pressure     Carries the pulse     Most numerous blood vessels     Contains the most elastin to stretch and recoil     Carry blood to the heart     Branch to form capillaries     Have the highest pressure     Site of diffusion     Have valves     Most narrow diameter     Provide large surface area for exchange of materials (gases, nutrients, wastes)

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Identify the description with the correct vessel type - artery (A), capillary (C), or vein (V).
 
Carry blood away from the heart
 
 
Have the thickest walls
 
 
Converge to form veins
 
 
Have the lowest pressure
 
 
Carries the pulse
 
 
Most numerous blood vessels
 
 
Contains the most elastin to stretch and recoil
 
 
Carry blood to the heart
 
 
Branch to form capillaries
 
 
Have the highest pressure
 
 
Site of diffusion
 
 
Have valves
 
 
Most narrow diameter
 
 
Provide large surface area for exchange of materials (gases, nutrients, wastes)
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