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What is one of the beneficial vascular adaptations reaped from long-term physical training?
  1. Overall increase in systolic, diastolic, and mean arterial pressures
  2. Significant therapeutic impact on extremely hypertensive individuals
  3. Slower redirection of blood flow to skeletal muscles at the onset of exercise
  4. Improved capillary efficiency allowing enhanced extraction of oxygen from blood delivered to tissues
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Answer: D - One of the beneficial vascular adaptations reaped from long-term physical training is improved capillary efficiency, allowing enhanced extraction of oxygen from blood delivered to tissues. There is also an overall decrease in systolic, diastolic, and mean arterial pressures, little therapeutic impact on extremely hypertensive individuals, and a quicker redirection of blood flow to skeletal muscles at the onset of exercise.
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