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Question

State whether the following statements are true or false.
Unlike capillaries, arteries and veins lack an endothelium.

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True
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False
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Solution

The correct option is B False
The endothelium is the thin layer of simple squamous cells that lines the interior surface of both blood vessels and lymphatic vessels, forming an interface between circulating blood or lymph in the lumen and the rest of the vessel wall.
So, the correct option is 'False'.

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