Resistance in the cardiovascular system

A. dramatically increases blood flow through the circulatory system.
B. is directly related to flow (? R ? ? Flow).
C. tends to increase if blood viscosity increases.
D. does not occur. If it did, blood would not circulate in the blood vessels.
E. tends to decrease as the diameter of blood vessels decreases.


Answer: C

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