The veins
A) act as high-resistance passageways for blood flow from the tissues to the heart
B) can serve as a blood reservoir by adjusting their total capacity to accommodate variations in blood volume
C) contain one-way valves that prevent backflow as blood moves toward the heart
D) have characteristics a and b
E) have characteristics b and c
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