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What smooth muscle contracts produce when an artery or arteriole is damaged?
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∙ 13y ago
a vascular spasm
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Is an arteriole a small artery?
Yes, it can be easily said that an arteriole is a miniature form of an artery.
What structure within a capillary bed shunts blood from arteriole to venule?
Artery -> Arteriole -> Capillary -> Venule -> Vein
What is another name for tiny artery?
Another name for a tiny artery is an arteriole. Arterioles are connected to capillaries.
What are the smallest arteries in the body called?
The smallest branch of an artery (before it enters capillary bed) is an arteriole.
What is the correct Path way of arterial blood supply through the kidneys?
Blood flows through the kidneys in the following systematic way. It flows from Renal Artery to segmental artery to lobar artery to interlobar artery to arculate artery to interlobular artery to afferent arteriole to glomerular capillaries to efferent arteriole to peritubular capillaries to vasa recta to interlobular vein to arcuate vein to interlobar vein and finally to the renal vein.
Is an arteriole a small artery?
Yes, it can be easily said that an arteriole is a miniature form of an artery.
What are tiny artery?
arteriole
Small artery is called?
An artery, only an arteriole can be smaller
What is an arteriole?
An arteriole is one of the small branches of an artery, especially one which connects with capillaries.
What is the difference between an artery and an arteriole?
it is not very well
What structure within a capillary bed shunts blood from arteriole to venule?
Artery -> Arteriole -> Capillary -> Venule -> Vein
What is a pulmonary arteriole?
a small artery that leads to a capillary network
What is another name for tiny artery?
Another name for a tiny artery is an arteriole. Arterioles are connected to capillaries.
What is ateriole dilation?
Arteriole dilation is an increase in the diameter of a small artery.
What are the smallest arteries in the body called?
The smallest branch of an artery (before it enters capillary bed) is an arteriole.
What is the medical term for a minute arterial branch?
A very small artery is an arteriole.
What is a tiny vein?
A tiny vein is known as a venule. A tiny artery is an arteriole.
