Blood Flow Is

question 120

Multiple Choice

Blood flow is

• A) directly related to both the pressure gradient and the resistance.
• B) directly related to the pressure gradient but inversely related to the resistance.
• C) inversely related to both the pressure gradient and the resistance.
• D) inversely related to the pressure gradient but directly related to the resistance.

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Definitions:

Secretion

The method through which materials are generated and released from a cell, gland, or organ, serving a specific role within the organism or for the purpose of elimination.

Vasa Recta

A series of straight capillaries in the kidney that serve as a counter-current exchange mechanism, concentrating urine and conserving water.

Efferent Arterioles

Small blood vessels that are part of the kidney's microcirculation, carrying blood away from the glomeruli toward the vasa recta.

Afferent Arterioles

Afferent arterioles are small blood vessels that carry blood towards the glomeruli of the kidney, playing a key role in the regulation of blood pressure and filtration rate.