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Strength of arterial and capillary walls?
The arterial and capillary walls are incredibly strong. This is true otherwise you would be bleeding just by tapping yourself.
What does the thinnest of the capillary walls allow?
only metabolic wastes out of the capillary
What do you call the expansion and contraction of the arterial walls that can be felt in all the arteries near the surface of the skin?
The expansion and contraction of the arterial walls is the pulse.
How do venous pressures compare to arterial pressures?
Much lower... because arterial walls get their pressure via force of the left ventricle pumping into the arteries. Veins are not exposed to such force and get their pressure via muscle pumps.Much lower... because arterial walls get their pressure via force of the left ventricle pumping into the arteries. Veins are not exposed to such force and get their pressure via muscle pumps.
Plaque on the arterial walls is characteristic of?
atherosclerosis.
What are the common problems about capillary?
they have skinny walls
How may layers do Capillary walls have?
500
What can squeeze themselves through capillary walls?
neutrophils
What is the movement of leukocytes through capillary walls?
diapedesis
What is water forced through capillary walls by?
Osmosis
How does capillary wall receive oxygen?
Capillary walls receive oxygen in the lungs by a process known as diffusion.
Beat of the heart as felt through the arterial walls?
Pulse
