Which of the Following Conditions Would Have the Greatest Effect

question 68

Multiple Choice

Which of the following conditions would have the greatest effect on peripheral resistance?

• A) doubling the length of a vessel
• B) doubling the diameter of a vessel
• C) doubling the viscosity of the blood
• D) doubling the turbulence of the blood
• E) doubling the number of white cells in the blood

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