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Which mechanism initiates turbulent flow within an artery when a stenosis exceeds a critical obstruction?

A)Reynolds number exceeds transitional threshold
B)Boundary layer pressure gradient reverses
C)Viscosity dominates inertial fluid forces
D)Endothelial cell shear stress increases

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Turbulence initiates when the Reynolds number exceeds its critical threshold because increasing velocity and diameter due to constriction elevate inertial forces, thereby overwhelming viscous damping, rather than other factors like pressure which are subsequent effects.

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