The smallest branch of an artery (before it enters capillary bed) is an arteriole.
Arterioles (after which oxygenated blood enters the capillaries).
The smallest artery in the body is called arterioles.
The answer is the arteriole
Blood flows from the heart and aorta into large vessels called arteries, these arteries decrease in size as they move into tissues and are then called arterioles with just a few layers of cells. Arterioles then become capillaries that have a single cell layer. Capillaries then empty into venules, which then enter veins and return blood back to the heart to start the process over again!
The answer is the arteriole
muscular arteries
Arteries do neither
The only arteries in the body that move deoxygenated blood away from the heart are the pulmonary arteries. Arteries are blood vessels.
arterioles
cappillaries==============The smallest veins in the body are the venules. Capillaries join venules and arterioles (the smallest arteries) together. Arteries carry the blood from the heart around the whole body; while veins carry the blood back to the heart. They are joined by the capillaries, where the most important actions happen.More information in related links.
Blood flows from the heart and aorta into large vessels called arteries, these arteries decrease in size as they move into tissues and are then called arterioles with just a few layers of cells. Arterioles then become capillaries that have a single cell layer. Capillaries then empty into venules, which then enter veins and return blood back to the heart to start the process over again!
Arteries carry blood to the smallest blood vessels (capillaries).
Capillaries are the smallest blood vessels. They connect arteries and veins.
The smallest blood vessels of the body = capillaries
The smallest blood vessels are called capillaries. The next largest are veins. The largest are arteries. Arteries are deeper in the body than veins and capillaries, which are closer to the skin. Some veins are also deep within the body. There is no type of blood vessel starting with the letter "A" that is close to the skin.
They are called arteries.
Arteries - > Arterioles -> Capillaries
The smallest arteries of the human body are the arterioles, which supply blood into the capillary network from the main arteries (artery-->arteriole-->capillary-->venule-->vein). They hold plasma and filtrates, and are usually only wide enough to hold a single red blood cell at a time (in some cases, they are smaller than a RBC).
The smallest blood vessels in the body are called - capillaries.
Capillaries are the structures that connect arteries to veins.