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Venoconstriction ________ the amount of blood within the venous system, which ________ the volume in the arterial and capillary systems.

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Venoconstriction reduces the amount of blood within the venous system, which increases the volume in the arterial and capillary systems

Step-by-step explanation:

Reflex venoconstriction is characterized as a smooth muscle neurogenically induced contraction in the walls of the veins; it causes a decrease in vascular ability that is seen as a decrease in the amount of blood kept at the same pressure, an increase in the amount of blood pressure at the same volume, or a combination of both.

The vasoconstriction mechanism results from increased calcium concentration (Ca2 + ions) within vascular smooth muscle cells. The basic mechanisms for generating higher intracellular calcium concentrations, however, depend on the vasoconstrictor.

Hence , the first answer is reduces and the second one is increases.

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