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If the radius of a person’s blood vessels decreases, what happens to their blood pressure?

Correct answer C. Increase

Explanation

Resistance to flow rises sharply as vessel radius falls, roughly with the fourth power of radius, so narrower vessels force the heart to pump at higher pressure.

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