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The endothelial lining of an artery cannot contract, so when an artery constricts, its endothelium is thrown into folds that give arterial sections a pleated appearance.
Arteries are more resilient: When stretched, they keep their shape and elongate, and when released, they snap back.
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What is the functions of the facial artery?
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What is the axillary artery?
The axillary artery is a major artery of the upper limb. It continues from the subclavian artery.
What is the largest branch of the internal carotid artery?
External Carotid Artery,which is a branch of Brachiocephalic Artery give 8 major branches 1,Superior Thyroid Artery 2,Ascending Pharyngeal Artery 3,Lingual Artery 4,Facial Artery 5,Occipital Artery 6,Posterior Auricular Artery 7,Maxillary Artery 8,Superficial Temporal Artery Superficial Temporal Artery is the last branch and it ends by anastomosing withSupraorbital branch of Internal carotid artery
Is the femoral artery a muscular artery?
No, it is an elastic artery
What is the artery in the armpit called?
Axillary artery
When empty an artery is more likely to be collapsed than a vein?
No. A vein is more likely to collapse.
What happens to the empty space under earth that is left when magma comes out?
That space will collapse on itself forming a cauldera.
Why would a tightly closed empty water bottle crush itself?
This answer presumes that "empty" means the bottle has no water in it, but does have air in it.In this case the bottle would collapse (or partly collapse) if the temperature inside the bottle dropped to a lower temperature causing the air inside to shrink, or if the bottle was taken to a place of higher air pressure (such as taking the bottle from a mountain peak to the base of the mountain.The bottle would also collapse at some point of evacuation if "empty" means the bottle was evacuated of water and air. The point of collapse, in this case, would depend on the physical construction of the bottle - ie, whether it was made of steel, plastic or glass
How does coronary heart disease affect the heart?
i think its a disease related to the less blood supply to the heart.it may be due to any thrombus(majorly) or spasmodic condition of artery or atherosclerosis of artery(means loss of elasticity).it will cause pain in heart region & conditionof collapse
Tis hard for a empty bag to stand up straight?
It means that without their values and morals, a person will just "collapse". They need those things to stand upright
What is the name of artery present in rabbit but absent in frog?
portal artery or phrenic artery or sciatic artery or renal artery
What is the functions of the facial artery?
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What is the axillary artery?
The axillary artery is a major artery of the upper limb. It continues from the subclavian artery.
What is the next vessel after the axillary artery and before the radial and ulnar artery?
The vessel after the axillary artery, before it branches into the radial artery and ulnar artery is called the brachial artery.
What is the largest branch of the internal carotid artery?
External Carotid Artery,which is a branch of Brachiocephalic Artery give 8 major branches 1,Superior Thyroid Artery 2,Ascending Pharyngeal Artery 3,Lingual Artery 4,Facial Artery 5,Occipital Artery 6,Posterior Auricular Artery 7,Maxillary Artery 8,Superficial Temporal Artery Superficial Temporal Artery is the last branch and it ends by anastomosing withSupraorbital branch of Internal carotid artery
What is the artery that serves kidney?
the renal artery
What is a leg artery?
An artery in the leg is called the "femoral artery."
