An increase in systemic blood pressure will cause the myogenic mechanism of renal autoregulation to ____.
A. release renin in to the blood
B. decrease electrolyte reabsorprion
C. vasoconstrict afferent arterioles
D. activate the sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system
Answer: C. vasoconstrict afferent arterioles
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