Which of the Following Statements About Autoregulation Is NOT True

question 43

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about autoregulation is NOT True?

• A) Myogenic response is the intrinsic ability of vascular smooth muscle to respond to pressure changes.
• B) Myogenic response is a paracrine signaling mechanism.
• C) In tubuloglomerular feedback, stretch-sensitive ion channels open, resulting in depolarization of smooth muscle cells.
• D) In myogenic response, the macula densa cells send a paracrine message to the neighboring afferent arteriole.

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