Vasoconstriction

a. refers to a decrease in the radius of a vessel
b. of an arteriole decreases blood flow through that vessel
c. of a vein increases blood flow through that vessel
d. is defined in "a" and causes "b"
e. is defined in "a" and causes "c"


D

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