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What term describes the tendency of water molecules to cling to the wall of a blood vessel?
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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.
what is a blood clot that shuts off a vessel?
A thrombus may, or may not, block the flow of blood in a vessel.
What is The strongest blood vessel that can conrtict?
The strongest and largest blood vessel is aorta. It arise from the left ventricle of the heart.
Parts of circulatory system?
heart,blood,blood vessel
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.
Which term describes the blockage of a blood vessel by a foreign object circulating in the blood?
embolism
Which process describes the pushing of water across the capillary (blood vessel) membrane?
Osmosis
Which of the following definitions best describes veins ?
a vessel that carries blood towards the heart.
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.
Is the left atrium a blood vessel?
Yes it is a Blood Vessel
What blood vessel carry blood vessel?
The pulmonary artery, because it's the only vessel that oxygenates blood to the lungs.
Which term describes what happens when a blood vessel in th ebrain leaks or rupture?
cerebrovascular accident (CVA)
From what blood vessel does the blood that flows through the grafted blood vessel come?
Aorta
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.
Is a blood vessel carrying blood away from the heart an afferent or efferent blood vessel?
efferent
