Analyzing Blood Vessels 7. In which type of blood vessel is the pressure the greatest? 8. Why do you think some parts of the lines are zig-zag, and others are not? 9. In which type of blood vessel does the blood move most slowly? 10. Why would this be important? 11. Which blood vessels have the greatest surface area? 12. Why would this be important?
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