The mechanism of stabilizing the GFR based on the tendency of smooth muscle to contract when stretched is known as what?
A)renal autoregulation
B)the myogenic mechanism
C)tubuloglomerular feedback
D)sympathetic control
E)the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone mechanism

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The myogenic mechanism is the process by which smooth muscle in the walls of arterioles contracts in response to being stretched, helping to stabilize the glomerular filtration rate (GFR).

The Mechanism of Stabilizing the GFR Based on the Tendency