The capacitance of blood vessels describes the distensibility of blood vessels located within the body; it is inversely related to elasticity. Therefore, the greater the amount of elastic tissue in a blood vessel, the greater the elasticity, and the lower the compliance. This ultimately describes how volume changes in response to a change in pressure within the blood vessel at hand.
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