Keisha cut her hand while making dinner, which caused a lot of bleeding. which mechanism did her body use to minimize the blood loss? blood thickened in the blood vessels near the cut. blood vessels near the cut dilated. blood stopped flowing in blood vessels near the cut. blood vessels near the cut constricted.

Blood vessels near the cut constricted is the mechanism that her body used to minimize the blood loss.

The mechanism in which blood vessels near the cut becomes constricted to prevent blood loss is known as vasoconstriction. This mechanism is the first response of the blood vessel to damage and it is initiated by vascular smooth muscle cells. Immediately a blood vessel is injured (cut), the blood vessel near the cut will constrict (narrow) which will make the blood flow through the affected area to be blocked or minimized. This way the amount of blood loss is reduced.

the atmospheric gas that forms a mild acid when dissolved in water is called carbon dioxide. the correct answer is a. 2.) chemical weathering would cause an inscription on a marble headstone to become harder and harder to read over time.