What is the correct order for the sequence of blood vessels that blood would travel in the systemic circuit, starting at the aorta?
1) venules
2) arterioles
3) capillaries
4) elastic arteries
5) medium veins
6) large veins
7) muscular arteries
A) 6, 5, 1, 3, 2, 7, 4
B) 4, 7, 2, 3, 1, 5, 6
C) 7, 4, 2, 3, 1, 5, 6
D) 5, 6, 1, 3, 2, 7, 4
E) 2, 7, 6, 3, 1, 5, 6

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The correct sequence starts with the aorta, which is an elastic artery (4), then moves to muscular arteries (7), arterioles (2), capillaries (3) where gas exchange occurs, then to venules (1), medium veins (5), and finally to large veins (6) before returning to the heart.

What Is the Correct Order for the Sequence of Blood