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Arteries are blood vessels that carry oxygen-rich blood away from the heart to various tissues and organs throughout the body. They have thick, elastic walls that help withstand the high pressure of blood being pumped from the heart. As they branch out, arteries narrow into smaller arterioles, which further regulate blood flow and pressure. Maintaining healthy arteries is crucial for overall cardiovascular health.
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What do you have more of in your body artiers veins or capillaries?
Veins. Have you SEEN those creepy red and blue (and sometimes purple!) lines all over your arms and legs? To me, they gross me out.... >.<
How does the beating of our heart compare with your pulse?
As our heart beats it pushs blood throughout our body to perfuse our organs. This puslation of blood in our artiers and veins causes our pulse. Typically listening to a person's heart rate and feeling their pulse rate should be the same number.
How does blood flow from the axillary artery to the upper limb?
The blood flows from the axillary artery into the brachial artery. The brachial artery has a branch called the deep brachial artery. The brachial artery branches into the radial and ulnar arteries. These artiers combine at the wrist forming the superficial palmar arch and the deep palmar arch.
What is the medical term hardening of the arteries?
Hardening of the arteries due to cholesterol plaques is called atherosclerosis or arteriosclerosis. The term Atherosclerosis literally means "hardening from atheroma". In a healthy person, the artiers have walls that are muscular, smooth and elastic enough to allow for variations in blood pressure, which allows the blood to pass through freely.In people who don't watch their diet (especially their fat intake), fatty streaks appear on the inner walls of arteries. As the fatty streaks grow, it causes further damage to the arteries, and the fatty streaks harden. This results in erosion of the arterial walls, diminishes the elasticity of the artery, and narrows the passageway which interferes with the flow of blood. The fatty tissue is known as atheroma.This process is a major factor in Heart disease, stroke and high blood pressure, among other health problems, but it can be controlled, and even prevented by maintaining a healthy, low fat diet, and exercising on a regular basis.Arteriosclerosis is the same thing as hardening of the artery. Arteriosclerosis is the medical word.
What is the medical meaning of hardening of the arteries?
Hardening of the arteries due to cholesterol plaques is called atherosclerosis or arteriosclerosis. The term Atherosclerosis literally means "hardening from atheroma". In a healthy person, the artiers have walls that are muscular, smooth and elastic enough to allow for variations in blood pressure, which allows the blood to pass through freely.In people who don't watch their diet (especially their fat intake), fatty streaks appear on the inner walls of arteries. As the fatty streaks grow, it causes further damage to the arteries, and the fatty streaks harden. This results in erosion of the arterial walls, diminishes the elasticity of the artery, and narrows the passageway which interferes with the flow of blood. The fatty tissue is known as atheroma.This process is a major factor in Heart disease, stroke and high blood pressure, among other health problems, but it can be controlled, and even prevented by maintaining a healthy, low fat diet, and exercising on a regular basis.Arteriosclerosis is the same thing as hardening of the artery. Arteriosclerosis is the medical word.
What is hardening of the heart?
Hardening of the arteries due to cholesterol plaques is called atherosclerosis or arteriosclerosis. The term Atherosclerosis literally means "hardening from atheroma". In a healthy person, the artiers have walls that are muscular, smooth and elastic enough to allow for variations in blood pressure, which allows the blood to pass through freely.In people who don't watch their diet (especially their fat intake), fatty streaks appear on the inner walls of arteries. As the fatty streaks grow, it causes further damage to the arteries, and the fatty streaks harden. This results in erosion of the arterial walls, diminishes the elasticity of the artery, and narrows the passageway which interferes with the flow of blood. The fatty tissue is known as atheroma.This process is a major factor in heart disease, stroke and high blood pressure, among other health problems, but it can be controlled, and even prevented by maintaining a healthy, low fat diet, and exercising on a regular basis.Arteriosclerosis is the same thing as hardening of the artery. Arteriosclerosis is the medical word.
