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The arterial and capillary walls are incredibly strong. This is true otherwise you would be bleeding just by tapping yourself.

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Compare the strength of arterial walls and capillary walls?

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Which end of the blood capillary has the high hydrostatic pressure?

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What do you call the expansion and contraction of the arterial walls that can be felt in all the arteries near the surface of the skin?

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Plaque on the arterial walls is characteristic of?

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What are the common problems about capillary?

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