A decrease in the autonomic tone of the smooth muscle in a blood vessel would result in
A) an increase in vessel diameter.
B) oscillation in vessel diameter.
C) a decrease in vessel diameter.
D) an increase in blood flow through the vessel.
E) both A and D

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A decrease in autonomic tone typically causes vasodilation, leading to an increase in vessel diameter (A) and consequently an increase in blood flow through the vessel (D).

A Decrease in the Autonomic Tone of the Smooth Muscle