Which of the following changes would most increase the resistance to blood flow in a blood vessel?

A. halving the diameter of the vessel
B. doubling the diameter of the vessel
C. halving the length of the vessel
D. doubling the length of the vessel
E. decreasing the hematocrit from 50% to 40%


A

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