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

💡 Explanation

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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