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The force exerted against the arterial walls when the heart contracts called the?
Systolic Pressure.
Strength of arterial and capillary walls?
The arterial and capillary walls are incredibly strong. This is true otherwise you would be bleeding just by tapping yourself.
What do you call the expansion and contraction of the arterial walls that can be felt in all the arteries near the surface of the skin?
The expansion and contraction of the arterial walls is the pulse.
Plaque on the arterial walls is characteristic of?
atherosclerosis.
Compare the strength of arterial walls and capillary walls?
arterial walls has smooth muscle and elastic fibers (strong and flexible) and capillaries are made up of a single layer of endothelial cells (thin).
What is the stretching of artery walls?
An Aneurism.
What are the Arterial walls?
it's chinese wall? look at china
Beat of the heart as felt through the arterial walls?
Pulse
What is a fatty deposit in an arterial wall called?
Such deposits are called atheromas. They mainly consist of calcified fat (cholesterol and fatty acids) and tissue. The build up of atheromas within the arterial walls is a sign of artheriosclerosis, a cardiovascular disease that causes the stiffening of arteries.
Why do people with diabetes have poor circulation?
Because the arterial walls begin to harden and plaque formation increases within the walls of the arteries.
What is an arteritis?
An arteritis is an inflammation of arterial walls, often due to infection or an autoimmune response.
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.
