The major function of the arterioles is to
A) regulate flow of blood through capillary beds
B) distribute the cardiac output to tissues
C) serve as a pressure reservoir
D) convert the intermittent flow from the heart to a steady outflow
E) perform functions a and b
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Q9: Vasoconstriction
A)causes a decrease in resistance
B)refers to a
Q10: Vasoconstriction
A)refers to a decrease in the radius
Q11: The major determinant influencing resistance to blood
Q12: Select the correct statement about veins.
A)Their walls
Q13: Which of the following factors would produce
Q15: Which is not true about blood pressure?
A)It
Q16: Organs that recondition the blood
A)receive disproportionately large
Q17: In an arteriole, if the blood vessel
Q18: Resistance increases when
A)vessel radius decreases
B)vessel length decreases
C)blood
Q19: Because of their elasticity, arteries act as
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