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List in order (largest to smallest) veins.

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  1. Large Veins
  2. Medium Veins
  3. Venules
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List in order (largest to smallest) arteries.

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  1. Elastic Arteries
  2. Muscular Arteries
  3. Arterioles
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3 Types of Capillaries

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  1. Continuous Capillaries
  2. Fenestrated Capillaries
  3. Sinusoids
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*Total Peripheral Resistance

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  • The force that the heart needs to create to keep blood moving.
  • The total resistance of the flow of blood through the entire cardiovascular system.
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Factors that affect TPR

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  1. Vascular Resistance (Length & Diameter)
  2. Viscosity of Blood
  3. Turbulence