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There are no muscles in arteries.
Arterioles have muscles which can close them, but which has no normal flow control. (Used is stress/shock conditions only)
Capillaries have a muscle which can stop all flow through it - it responds to oxygen pressure and is the ultimate control of blood flow.
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Blockage of what artery impairs the flow of blood to the brain?
The Carotid artery
What three vessels does blood from the celiac artery flow into?
Splenic Artery, Left Gastric Artery, and Hepatic Artery
What are the characteristics of an artery?
the arteries are designed to steamline the flow of the blood and efficiently move it throughout our body.
Sounds of turbulent blood flow that occur when blood flow resumes in an artery that has been occluded is what?
Korotkoff sound
What is the mercenary artery?
suppies blood flow to the intestinal track
How the muscles in an artery regulate blood flow?
There are no muscles in arteries. Arterioles have muscles which can close them, but which has no normal flow control. (Used is stress/shock conditions only) Capillaries have a muscle which can stop all flow through it - it responds to oxygen pressure and is the ultimate control of blood flow.
How will the blood flow out in case an artery is cut?
how will blood flow out in case an artery is cut
Do capillaries have valves to regulate blood flow?
Capillaries do not have valves to regulate blood flow. Veins are the vessel of the circulatory system that have veins to regulate blood flow.
What is Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome in common English not doctor's language?
muscles are pretty much strangling the artery and reducing blood flow, which causes the pain
How does arteriolar resistance affect blood pressure?
the constriction of the smooth muscles surrounding the arteriole closes the opening and reduces blood flow through the arteriole. With this reduced blood flow more blood is left in the artery
How do blood and blood vessels work properly?
signals from the heart regulate the flow of blood . there are some values which regulate the backward flow of blood
Which blood vessel does blood flow with a pulse?
artery
Blockage of what artery impairs the flow of blood to the brain?
The Carotid artery
What layer of an artery consists mostly of smooth muscles?
the tunica media is made of smooth muscles and elastic fibers.
How does the blood flow when a vein is cut?
Blood flow from a vein is slower than that from an artery.
The blood flow goes from the right ventricle through the what?
Pulmonary artery-the only artery that has deoxygenated blood.
What three vessels does blood from the celiac artery flow into?
Splenic Artery, Left Gastric Artery, and Hepatic Artery
