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A measure of the flow of blood in arteries is called?

Blood flows away from the heart and is measured as blood pressure. This is a measure of the passage or flow and the resistance of the flow in the arteries.


Does arteries have valves to prevent back flow?

No, veins have the valves, arteries don't.


Blood can flow freely through arteries because?

arteries are lined with smooth muscles


Mra Finding grossly symmetric flow within the intracranial internal carotid arteries and in the proximal anterior and middle cerebral arteries flow both distal vertebral arteries is demonstra?

It means your blood flow is perfect up in the ol' noggin.


What controls the flow of blood in arteries?

Your heartbeat


What happens to blood pressure as blood moves from arteries to veins?

Blood pressure decreases as blood moves from arteries to veins. For this reason, veins have valves to encourage the one-way flow of blood back to the heart.


Do arteries flow to the heart or away from the heart?

Arteries flow away from the heart. That's a technical answer. Some blood tubes that look like arteries flow into the heat to nourish it. Of interest is the pulmonary artery, the only artery to carry un-oxygenated blood. It carries blood to the lungs where it is oxygenated.


What vessel play a key role in regulating blood flow into capillaries?

arterioles


Do the larger arteries contain valves to prevent the back flow of blood?

No, veins have the valves, arteries don't.


Where does Blood flow mostly through?

veins and arteries


What are pressure reservoirs with low resistance to flow?

the arteries


What do arteries flow into before flowing into venules?

capillaries