MCQ – 89702

Correct Answer � D Explanation

Answer- D

• There is homogenous, pink, hyaline thickening of the arteriolar wall.
• It is a type of arteriolosclerosis which refers to hardening of the arteriolar wall.
• The lumen becomes narrow.
• It is characteristic of benign hypertension.
• The narrowing of the lumen can decrease renal blood flow and hence glomerular filtration rate leading to renin secretion and accentuating the underlying hypertension causing a perpetuating cycle. It may occur in hypertension, diabetes and aging