With increasing distance from the heart, arterial

 A. True  The relative amount of smooth muscle increases but that of elastic tissue falls.

B. False  With the decreasing vessel diameter and flow velocity, the tendency decreases.

B. False  It falls slightly; blood will only flow down a pressure gradient.

C. True  Distal arterial pulse pressure is increased by the superimposition of waves reflected back from the end of the arterial tree.

E. False Blood cannot release its oxygen until it reaches the exchange vessels