Which is the incorrect match between vessel and description.
A) Capillaries; largest total area
B) Veins; high capacity to stretch and store blood
C) Arteries; highest blood pressure
D) Arterioles; variable resistance to control blood flow to tissues
E) Venules; blood velocity lower than that of capillaries

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Venules actually have a higher blood velocity than capillaries. Blood velocity increases as blood moves from the capillaries to the venules due to the merging of blood flow from many capillaries into the larger venules, despite the venules having a larger cross-sectional area than the capillaries.

Which Is the Incorrect Match Between Vessel and Description