When an artery or arteriole is damaged, its smooth muscle layer contracts producing
a) tear in the vessel.
b) new vessel branching off the artery or arteriole.
c) a vascular spasm.
d) tetanus.
e) increased blood flow to the damaged vessel.
c
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