59. Select the correct statement about veins... A) their walls are highly muscul
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59. Select the correct statement about veins... A) their walls are highly muscular B) their walls consist of one layer of cells C) there are only about forty large ones in the body D) they serve as a blood reservoir E) they transport blood away from the heart 59. Select the correct statement about veins... A) their walls are highly muscular B) their walls consist of one layer of cells C) there are only about forty large ones in the body D) they serve as a blood reservoir E) they transport blood away from the heart A) their walls are highly muscular B) their walls consist of one layer of cells C) there are only about forty large ones in the body D) they serve as a blood reservoir E) they transport blood away from the heartExplanation / Answer
Veins are usually referred to as capacitance vessels or blood reservoirs as they can get to accommodate larger blood volumes.
Therefore (D) they serve as a blood reservoirs is the answer