Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (14th Edition)

Published by Brooks/Cole Publishing Co.
ISBN 10: 1305073959
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-395-1

Chapter 36 - Self-Quiz - Page 639: 9

Answer

a.

Work Step by Step

The ventricles pump blood into the arteries, which have the highest blood pressure of all the blood vessels. Over the course of blood flow through the body, the pressure in the vessels decreases. Finally, the blood vessels that drain into the atria of the heart, the veins, have the lowest blood pressure of all.
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