Increased respiration within a tissue leads to vasodilation of arterioles because
a. carbon dioxide levels increase.
b. oxygen levels decrease.
c. parasympathetic activity increases.
d. parasympathetic activity decreases.
e. both (a) and (b) above.
E
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