Multiple Choice
Match the terms, labelled a. through d., with the correct characteristics.
-local arteriolar mechanisms that are aimed at keeping tissue blood flow fairly constant in spite of rather wide deviations in mean arterial driving pressure
A) reactive hyperaemia
B) active hyperaemia
C) pressure autoregulation
D) extrinsic control
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