* a) Pressure at the venous end exceeds that at the arterial end.

* b) Radius exceeds that of a typical arteriole.

* c) Tension in the wall increases as the hydrostatic pressure rises.

* d) Radius is more than three times as great as the radius of a red blood cell.

* e) Tension in the wall is proportional to the fourth power of the radius.

Answer - c