The mechanism of stabilizing the GFR based on the tendency of smooth muscle to contract when stretched is known as ________.

A. tubuloglomerular feedback
B. the myogenic mechanism
C. the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone mechanism
D. renal autoregulation
E. sympathetic control


Answer: B

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