(Solved): Microcirculation is associated with: systemic veins pulmonary arteries arterioles pulmonary veins c ...

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The correct answer is arterioles and capillaries. Arterioles and capillaries are related to microcirculation.

Small arteries that connect directly to capillaries are called arterioles. They control how much blood is distributed to different organs and tissues, as well as blood flow. The smooth muscle in the walls of arterioles enables them to contract or relax to alter blood flow and control blood pressure.

The tiniest blood vessels in the body are called capillaries. They are in charge of facilitating the exchange of waste materials, nutrients, and oxygen between the blood and the tissues around it. Capillaries constitute a vast network throughout the body and have thin walls that effectively allow for the diffusion of chemicals.

Even though pulmonary arteries, pulmonary veins, and systemic veins are vital parts of the circulatory system, they are not directly connected to the microcirculation. While pulmonary arteries transport deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs for oxygenation, systemic veins return deoxygenated blood from the body's tissues to the heart.

On the other hand, pulmonary veins return the heart's oxygenated blood to the lungs. These blood vessels don't frequently participate in the exchange of chemicals at the tissue level and have a wider diameter than arterioles and capillaries.