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The size of blood vessels varies enormously, from a diameter of about 25 mm (1 inch) in the aorta to only 8 μm in the capillaries.
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When happens when the diameter of the blood vessel decreases?
Blood pressure increases if the diameter of the blood vessel decreases.
Lumen is the size of red blood cells?
The lumen is the size of the inside of the blood vessel. The type of blood vessel that has a lumen approximately the same diameter as a single red blood cell is a capillary.
How does lactic acid affect blood vessel size?
It decreases the size.
What happens if a blood vessel in the coronary blood supply blocks?
If the blood vessel is blocked , it then leads to a serious problem like a heart attack.
Can a blood vessel break in the head?
Yes. If a blood vessel is weakened or has a growth, it can burst. When the latter happens, it's called an aneurysm.
Factors that affect vascular resistance?
I I think it is 1. size of the blood vessel lumen 2. blood viscosity 3. total blood vessel length
How do you get rid of information from a blown blood vessel?
Removing a broken blood vessel depends on its size and location. Surgical intervention include ligation in cases of medium to large vessels. Oftentimes, blood removal is sufficient to treat a bleeding blood vessel.
What happens to a blood vessel when it is cut and then stitched closed?
it might have internal bleeding
What happens when clot occurs in an undamaged blood vessel?
The flow of blood to tissues beyond the clot may be cut off
What is the medical term meaning expansion of a blood vessel?
Dilation of a blood vessel is the term for physiologic widening of the vessel. Abnormal widening of the blood vessel through a weakening of the wall is known as aneurysm.Dilation of a blood vessel means widening of the vessel.
What is the function of the ventral blood vessel of a worm?
Blood vessel on the bottom of a worm Blood vessel on the bottom of a worm
What is the effector for blood vessel constriction?
Damage to the blood vessel.
