Which Is True of Blood Pressure

question 105

Multiple Choice

Which is true of blood pressure:

• A) its maximal during ventricular diastole
• B) it decreases the farther away from the heart.
• C) it increases with decreasing resistance.
• D) it decreases with decreasing vessel diameter.
• E) it can be increased by direct parasympathetic activity.

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Definitions:

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