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precapillary

anatomy

Also known as: metarteriole

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function with capillary

In capillary
…intermediate vessels called precapillaries, or metarterioles, that, unlike the capillaries, have muscle fibres that permit them to contract; thus the precapillaries are able to control the emptying and filling of the capillaries.
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