Which of the following statements about arterioles is false?
A) They regulate the flow of blood to capillary beds through contraction and relaxation of the tunica media.
B) They redirect blood flow to skeletal muscle in a sympathetic response.
C) They can lead into metarterioles.
D) They have the largest content of smooth muscle in their tunica media.
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Q6: Most small molecules pass through a capillary
Q7: Blood pressure is highest in the
A) elastic
Q8: The diameter of a typical capillary is
Q9: Q10: Capillaries consist of only this layer. Q12: The layer of blood vessels innervated by Q13: The vasa vasorum Q14: The largest molecules that pass through the Q15: Wide leaky capillaries found in bone marrow Q16: 
A) tunica
A) supply the outer half
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