A decrease in the autonomic tone of the smooth muscle in a blood vessel would result in

A) an increase in vessel diameter.
B) a decrease in vessel diameter.
C) oscillation in vessel diameter.
D) an increase in blood flow through the vessel.
E) both an increase in vessel diameter and an increase in blood flow through the vessel.


Answer: E

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