Which of the following statement(s) is/are true concerning the physiology of the microvascular system?
A. Filtration of capillary fluid into the interstitial and the subsequent reabsorption is influenced by Starling’s law of ultrafiltration
B. The most important variable controlling blood to a capillary bed is the length of the vessel
C. Most of the resistance to systemic blood flow occurs at the arteriolar level
D. Adrenergic vasoconstriction can arrest blood flow to an entire capillary bed
Answer:A
Which of the following statement(s) is/are true concerning the physiology of the microvascular system?
A. Filtration of capillary fluid into the interstitial and the subsequent reabsorption is influenced by Starling’s law of ultrafiltration B. The most important variable controlling blood to a capillary bed is the length of the vessel C. Most of the resistance to systemic blood flow occurs at the arteriolar level D. Adrenergic vasoconstriction can arrest blood flow to an entire capillary bed