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11th Edition

ISBN: 9781260399738

Author: SALADIN, Kenneth

Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Higher Education (us)

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2. Contrast the tunica media of a conducting artery, arteriole, and venule, and explain how the histological differences are related to the functional differences between these vessels.

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