When the concentration of carbon dioxide decreases in the tissue, the precapillary sphincters __________ causing blood flow to the tissue to _________.
A. contract; decrease
B. contract; increase
C. relax; decrease
D. relax; increase
E. close; remain the same
Ans: A. contract; decrease
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