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Prolonged exposure to high blood sugar causes the veins to harden.
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Temporary impairment of general sense organs can occur when?
The blood flow is impaired
If the cause of erections is blood flow why do you not have a constant erection?
The cause of an erection is not simply blood flow, but rather INCREASED blood flow. When a man gets aroused, the body increases blood flow to the penis which causes the erection.
What is the difference between fainting and epistaxis?
Fainting is a temporary loss of consciousness caused by impaired blood flow to the brain. Epistaxis is a nosebleed.
Why does decreased pulmonary blood flow cause cyanosis?
Decreased pulmonary blood flow alone does not cause cyanosis. It is when decreased pulmonary blood flow is associated with right to left shunting (ie Tetralogy of fallot) that it is associated with cyanosis.
Can lack of blood flow to the brain cause seizure activity?
Lack of blood can indeed cause seizures.
What happens when blood does not flow well?
When blood does not flow through the body well it can deoxygenize cells. This can cause them to die or shutdown.
Why do diabetes affect so many organs?
Diabetes is primarily a disease of blood vessels. Because blood vessels feed all our organs, many organs can be damaged when diabetes messes with the blood flow by damaging blood vessels. It's the constant high blood sugar in diabetics that damages blood vessels. If a diabetic keeps his blood sugar under control, it's as if he doesn't have the disease.
What cause blood to flow through blood vessel?
blood pressure produced by the pumping of the heart
What cause the blood to flow through the blood vessels?
The heart is a pump and move blood through the blood vessels.
What would cause blood flow to stop?
if the heart stops
What could the symptoms of light-headedness and weakness mean?
Improper blood to oxygen flow. Usually from to low of blood pressure, but also can happen with high blood pressure. Generally, diabetes, or early stages of diabetes, is a contributing factor of "lightheartedness" and overall body "weakness".
How does sickle cell anemia affect the muscular system?
The lack of blood flow or poor blood flow will cause problems when you need muscles the most.
