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How do thicks walls of arteries help in the circulatory process?
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What's the disorder of the circulatory system that results from fatty deposits building up within the walls of arteries?
Atherosclerosis (:
Where does the apostrophe go in 'the arteries walls'?
The arteries' walls.
Why do arteries have thicker walls then veins?
Because arteries are narrower, thus increasing the pressure in the arteries. So you need thicker walls to contain the blood under pressure.
What has thinner walls arteries or veins?
Arteries have thicker wall because the pressure in the arteries is much higher.
What is blood pressure-?
Blood pressure is the pressure of the blood in the circulatory system, often measured for diagnosis since it is closely related to the force and rate of the heartbeat and the diameter and elasticity of the arterial walls.
What arteriomalacia means?
Is the abnormal softening of the walls of an artery or arteries
Compared to arteries veins?
Have thinner walls.
Are the walls in arteries thicker than the walls in veins?
The arterial walls are thicker because they need to withstand the pressure coming from the heart.
What type of disease is cardiovascular disease?
Cardiovascular Disease is a disease of the heart and circulatory system, it can be caused by the coronary disease where the fat builds up and deposits on the walls in the coronary arteries and the narrows the wall.Heart; blood vessels
Why are the larger arteries white?
Because the the outer walls of the bigger arteries are thicker. the thinner the wall the more transparent it is. Because the the outer walls of the bigger arteries are thicker. the thinner the wall the more transparent it is.
Why is it important that the arteries have elastic walls?
The elastic walls helps regulate blood pressure.
How are the structures and functions of arteries capillaries and veins similar?
Arteries have thicker walls than veins because they are carrying blood away from the heart and so, in a sense, are working harder. Veins have thinner walls and contain valves to stop blood flowing backwards.
