During a dangerous situation, the sympathetic nervous system causes widespread vasoconstriction, raising systemic blood pressure. This is an example of the myogenic response. 

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


False

In this example, systemic blood pressure is changing. In contrast, the myogenic response controls local blood flow to a specific tissue.

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