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Is the abnormal softening of the walls of an artery or arteries
FalseArteriomalacia is abnormal softening of an artery; arteriosclerosis is abnormal hardening of an artery.Arteriomalacia is abnormal softening of blood vessels. Arteriosclerosis is abnormal hardening.
All exterior, mid and internal layers. We dont say hardening, better we call Reduction of elasticity of the arteries and arteroles, With ageing, changes occur, so there is shortage of elasin and collagen fibers in the endothelial layers
The walls of the arteries are very thick in fact artery walls consist of three cell layers.
The medical term for abnormal softening of an artery is arteriomalacia. This condition can weaken the artery walls and increase the risk of aneurysm or rupture. Treatment may involve managing underlying conditions and lifestyle changes to prevent further damage.
Another name for atherosclerosis is "hardening of the arteries." LDL or "bad cholesterol" is the raw material of cholesterol plaques.
The arterial walls are thicker because they need to withstand the pressure coming from the heart.
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.
coronary artery disease is a build-up of fatty matter and debris on the walls of the arteries.
The tunica media is the thickest layer of of an artery
Also called atherosclerosis, coronary artery disease is a build-up of fatty matter and debris on the walls of the arteries.
Blood vessels that take blood away from the heart are called arteries. The high pressure of the blood pushes strongly on the thick, elastic artery walls. They stretch and shrink as the blood moves through them. This movement of artery walls makes a pulse. When an artery passes close to the skin the pulse can be felt and therefore used to count how fast the heart is beating.