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Vessels that transport blood from the heart

Small branch of an artery that communicates with a capillary network

Layer of epithelial cells that forms the inner lining of blood vessels and heart chambers

Decrease in the diameter of a blood vessel

Increase in the diameter of a blood vessel

Stimulate the smooth muscle cells to contract, reducing the diameter of the vessel

Vessel that carries blood from capillaries to a vein

A structure with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it

The blood vessels, including small arteries, arterioles, and metarterioles that form the major part of the total peripheral resistance to blood flow

Vessels that carry blood toward the heart

The blood vessels that hold the major portion of the intravascular blood volume

The diversion of blood from an artery directly to a vein