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The beat of the heart as felt though the walls of arteries is called the?
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∙ 12y ago
I felt dumb after i found the answer to this because i was searching for it for a packet I'm doing for my career class. The answer is pulse pressure.
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Do arteries have thin walls and transport blood toward the heart?
no
What type of tissue is found in the walls of the arteries that leave the heart but not in the walls of the large veins that enter the heart?
elastic tissue
What type of tissue is found in the walls of the arteries that leave the heart but not enter the heart?
Smooth
What is peripheral endarterectomy?
the surgical removal of fatty deposits, called plaque, from the walls of arteries other than those of the heart and brain.
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.
Which type of vessel carries blood away from the heart?
Arteries carry blood away from the heart and veins carry blood into the heart.
What blood vessels have thick walls?
Arteries have thick elastic walls that can expand and contract, because they carry blood pumped from the heart. Veins return the blood to the heart but the pressure is not the same as in the arteries.
How does arteries function?
The arteries carry oxygenated blood from the heart to the body. The walls of arteries are muscular allowing the arteries to constrict or dilate. The more constricted the arteries are, the higher the blood pressure.
What is the rough wall of the atrial wall called?
The atrial walls inside the heart are made of endothelium and are called endocardium. They are made of the same tissue as the insides of veins and arteries.
Where does the apostrophe go in 'the arteries walls'?
The arteries' walls.
How does the artery function?
The arteries carry oxygenated blood from the heart to the body. The walls of arteries are muscular allowing the arteries to constrict or dilate. The more constricted the arteries are, the higher the blood pressure.
The constant pressure in the walls of the arteries is called?
Diastolic pressure
