Stenosis.
The central opening of a vessel is called the lumen. It is the hollow space within the vessel that allows for the passage of fluids, such as blood in blood vessels or sap in plant vessels.
The space within a tube-like structure is called a lumen. Parts of the body with lumens include veins and arteries.
Intraluminal or endoluminal means pertaining to within the lumen.
The process that was once called reduction division is meiosis. Meiosis is a type of cell division that results in the production of gametes (sperm and egg cells) with half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell. This reduction in chromosome number is important for sexual reproduction and genetic diversity.
Photosynthesis is called an oxidation-reduction process because it involves the reduction of carbon dioxide to glucose (an energy-rich molecule) coupled with the oxidation of water to produce oxygen. During this process, electrons are transferred from water to carbon dioxide, resulting in a redox reaction that is essential for creating energy for the plant.
The medical term for the inner diameter of a tube is "lumen."
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Arteries have the largest diameter, then arterioles, and last, capillaries.
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The reduction of the diameter of the tunica intima is called stenosis. Stenosis refers to the narrowing of a blood vessel, which can restrict or obstruct blood flow. This can lead to various health issues depending on the location and severity of the stenosis.
Vasodilation: Widening of blood vessels resulting from relaxation of the muscular wall of the vessels. What widens is actually the diameter of the interior (the lumen) of the vessel. The opposite of vasoconstriction.
Yes, they are very narrow (1 Red Blood Cell in diameter).yes.they have lumen so that erythrocytes can moves through theb,
Vasoconstriction is normal contraction of smooth muscle in the artery wall.
The width/ diameter is the length form one wall to the other.
No.Vasodilatation, ie, widening of vascular lumen is caused due to vascular smooth muscles' relaxation.While, vasoconstriction, ie, decrease in diameter of the lumen is caused due to smooth muscle contraction.
Lumen refers to the inner space within a tubular structure such as a blood vessel or intestine, through which substances pass. It is not a measure of size like red blood cells but rather the open space within the structure. Red blood cells are typically around 6-8 micrometers in diameter, much larger than the lumen of small blood vessels.
The hollow core of a needle is called the lumen. It is the open space inside the needle through which fluids are drawn or injected.