Chapter 21.7, Problem 48AYP

Summary Introduction

To describe:

The way constriction and dilation of muscular arteries and arterioles shunt blood from one area of the body to another and change of blood flow through local areas.

Introduction:

The arteries in the body carried oxygenated blood except for the pulmonary artery, and veins carry deoxygenated blood except for a pulmonary vein. The autonomic nervous system works unconsciously and changes heart rate, blood flow, digestion, respiration, and pupillary response.