Multiple Choice
Match the terms, labelled a. through d., with the correct characteristics.
-arteriolar dilation that occurs within a tissue in response to local chemical changes that accompany increased metabolic activity of the tissue
A) reactive hyperaemia
B) active hyperaemia
C) pressure autoregulation
D) extrinsic control
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