A Physician Is Teaching a Group of Medical Students About

A physician is teaching a group of medical students about the physiological basis for damage to the circulatory and neurological systems that can accompany hypotension. Which of the following responses by a student would warrant correction by the physician?

A) "As vessel wall thickness increases, tension decreases."
B) "Smaller blood vessels require more pressure to overcome wall tension."
C) "The smaller the vessel radius, the greater the pressure needed to keep it open."
D) "Tension and vessel thickness increase proportionately."