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Pulse is caused by expanding and narrowing of artery walls?
Yes!!
Which artery supplies blood to the walls of the left atrium and ventricle?
Circumflex
Which layer of the artery wall thickens most in atherosclerosis?
The tunica media is the thickest layer of of an artery
What builds up during coronary artery disease?
coronary artery disease is a build-up of fatty matter and debris on the walls of the arteries.
Why do arteries function better with thick walls?
Blood vessels that take blood away from the heart are called arteries. The high pressure of the blood pushes strongly on the thick, elastic artery walls. They stretch and shrink as the blood moves through them. This movement of artery walls makes a pulse. When an artery passes close to the skin the pulse can be felt and therefore used to count how fast the heart is beating.
What is the stucture of an artery?
The walls of the arteries are very thick in fact artery walls consist of three cell layers.
What tissue occurs in some ligament attachments between vertebrae and larger artery walls?
Elastic connective tissue.
What has thick muscular walls?
Artery
What arteriomalacia means?
Is the abnormal softening of the walls of an artery or arteries
Why do artery walls need to be elastic?
because
Does vena cava or aorta have thicker walls?
The aorta has thicker walls as it is an artery not vein.
What is a Carotid artery aneurysm?
An aneurysm is a sac-like widening of an artery, usually due to weak artery walls. The carotid artery is an artery in the neck going to the head. An aneurysm in a carotid artery is known as a carotid artery aneurysm.
Artery walls cosist of what cell layers?
3
Which artery supplies the anterior ventricular walls and laterodorsal part of the left side of the heart?
Left coronary artery
Pulse is caused by expanding and narrowing of artery walls?
Yes!!
Which artery supplies blood to the walls of the left atrium and ventricle?
Circumflex
Which layer of the artery wall thickens most in atherosclerosis?
The tunica media is the thickest layer of of an artery
