Which of the following statements about veins is true?
A) The veins may hold as much as 60 percent of total blood volume at any one time.
B) Veins are capacitance vessels.
C) The walls of veins are more expandable than the walls of arteries.
D) Veins are resistance vessels.
E) a, b, and c

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Veins are known as capacitance vessels because they can hold a large volume of blood, up to 60% of the total blood volume, and their walls are more expandable than those of arteries.

Which of the Following Statements About Veins Is True