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What blood vessel experiences the steepest drop in blood pressure?
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What causes the transfer of materials between capillaries and tissue fluid?
As blood enters the capillary bed on the arteriole end, the blood pressure in the capillary vessel is greater than the osmotic pressure of the blood in the vessel. The net result is that fluid moves from the vessel to the body tissue.At the middle of the capillary bed, blood pressure in the vessel equals the osmotic pressure of the blood in the vessel. The net result is that fluid passes equally between the capillary vessel and the body tissue. Gasses, nutrients, and wastes are also exchanged at this point.On the venue end of the capillary bed, blood pressure in the vessel is less than the osmotic pressure of the blood in the vessel. The net result is that fluid, carbon dioxide and wastes are drawn from the body tissue into the capillary vessel.
In which type of blood vessel is blood at its highest blood pressure?
Aorta has highest pressure. Pressure gradually decreases as blood moves towards heart.
What is the machanism of sphygmomanometer?
The sphygmomanometer works by putting pressure on a blood vessel and then measuring when the blood vessel starts to pump blood again after pressure is lessened. This device is also called a blood pressure monitor.
Which blood vessel has a pulse?
The blood vessel that has a pulse is an artery. Veins do not have enough blood pressure to register a pulse.
When happens when the diameter of the blood vessel decreases?
Blood pressure increases if the diameter of the blood vessel decreases.
Why blood pressure is expressed with two number?
When a blood vessel (like an elastic pipe) is empty there is no pressure on its wall. When there is blood flowing in a blood vessel it exerts pressure on the walls of the blood vessel (pipe). This is the basal pressure called the Diastolic pressure (The lower of the two numbers). When the heart pumps blood it drives the blood with force and this exerts higher pressure on the walls of the blood vessel. This is called the Systolic pressure, the higher number in the blood pressure measurement. Thus, Blood Pressure of 120/70 means the systolic pressure is 120 and the diastolic pressure is 70.
Will a broken blood vessel be caused by high blood pressure?
Yes
Blood pressure can be affected by a vessel diameter b blood viscosity c turbulence uneven flow of blood due irregular surface of inner blood vessel wall?
Blood Pressure can be affected by all three factors. If the vessel diameter increases (vasodilation) Blood Pressure can be lowered. Blood Viscosity can also have an affect on blood pressure, the more viscous (thicker) the blood is, the slower it will flow through the body. Finally, irregular surfaces of the blood vessel wall can cause them to catch or become stuck, which ultimately slows blood flow, reducing blood pressure!
What kind of vessel has the lowest blood pressure?
veins
In which kind of blood vessel is blood pressure highest?
The arteries, but to be exact, the aorta.
What cause blood to flow through blood vessel?
blood pressure produced by the pumping of the heart
If you rupture a blood vessel can you die?
Yes. It depends on the blood vessel and where it is, but yes a rupture to a blood vessel can kill you. A blood vessel is more likely to "pop" or rupture if it has an aneurysm, which is a local weakness where the blood vessel has stretched from the pressure of the blood. This is more likely to result in death if it is in a large blood vessel or in a critical location, such as the aorta or a vessel in the brain.
