Blood Shunting: Normal Physiological Response to Stress and Exercise
Blood shunting is a normal, adaptive process. During stress/exercise, vessels constrict in non-essential beds (skin, gut) and dilate in muscles/heart, redirecting flow to meet metabolic demand. Maintains BP and oxygen delivery; prevents circulatory shock.
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