Which of the following can increase oxygen delivery to an actively metabolizing tissue?   A. local reduction in pH in the active tissue   B. relaxation of precapillary sphincters within the active tissue

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Which of the following can increase oxygen delivery to an actively metabolizing tissue?

 

A.

local reduction in pH in the active tissue

 

B.

relaxation of precapillary sphincters within the active tissue

 

C.

increased blood pressure as a consequence of tachycardia (that is, increased heart rate)

 

D.

increase in the number of open, perfused capillaries in the active tissue

 

E.

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