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12 years ago
Explain why altering vessel diameter would have a greater effect on blood flow than would changing hydrostatic blood pressure
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If the diameter of the efferent arteriole was increased, filtration pressure in the glomerulus would decrease, thereby decreasing glomerular filtration rate. If the radius of the efferent arteriole was decreased, upstream pressure would increase and glomerular filtration would also increase.
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