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Arteries

Arteries are thick-walled blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood away from heart to various body parts.

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What would happen if an artery or vein was damaged?

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I assume you mean with a needle.

It will hurt like hell, blood will come out rapidly (possibly with enough force to push the plunger back automatically), and you need to immediately apply pressure and treat the wound or you could be in some serious trouble.

Arteries have thicker walls and are deeper, so you will most likely know if you hit an artery instead of a vein. Do NOT inject into your artery, this is very dangerous.

What does the aorta is dilated tortuous and calcified?

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Calcification of the non aneurysmal aorta means that a plaque like substance has built up on the artery wall. This may or may not be a serious medical problem. Only a medical professional will be able to know for sure.

What is the left coronary artery?

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The function of the coronary artery is to supply the cardiac muscle with oxygen and other nutrients.
The left coronary artery supplies the left side of the heart.
The left coronary artery supplies the left side of the heart.

Contrast the structure of veins and arteries for thickness of muscle and elastic tissue?

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The more pressure it uses, the thicker the walls will be.

Veins have very low pressure which means they have thin walls and vice/versa for arteries which have a higher pressure and thicker walls than veins.

What is normal artery on palpating?

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elastic

Aorta is classified as what vessel?

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It is a large artery.

What are the three major body fluid compartments?

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Body fluids are things like sweat, tears, blood, urine, CSF, mucus, genital secretions, breast milk; just about anything that is a part of or can come out of the body.

How will a steady decrease in arterial pressure affect the body?

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low blood pressure - need more food, like sugars. high blood pressure - the opposite

What is the coronary artery?

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The left coronary artery is an artery which arises from the base of the ascending aorta, passing posterior to the pulmonary trunk and inferior to the left auricle. The left coronary artery is divided into small branches to supply nutrients to the left side of the heart. Its major branches include the circumflex branch and the anterior interventricular branch.

Anterior branch of left coronary artery lies in anterior interventricular sulcus?

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anterior interventricular branch you're welcome!!!!

Is there arteries in your big toe?

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Yes. If you cut it, it starts major bleeding and it hurts.

What is it called when an artery bursts?

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Heart Attack

How can doctor tell when an artery has been severed?

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It will bleed more profusely and it will pulse out as the arteries are coming from the heart

Is there such a thing as hepatic portal artery?

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NO.Portal vein is a vein,but is an important supply to liver which carries nutrients absorbed from gastrointestinal tract and spleen.Meseteric arteries are the arteries supplying intestine.On the other hand superior mesenteric vein is a tribuatory to portal vein.

What are the symptoms of renal artery stenosis?

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Acute onset of renal vein thrombosis at any age causes pain in the lower back and side, fever, bloody urine, decreased urine output, and sometimes kidney failure

What does the left and right common carotid arteries branch into?

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Right- Brachiocephalic artery

Left- subclavian artery

What would happen if your coronary artery was clogged?

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a completely clogged coronary artery is one the things that causes heart attacks (myocardial infarctions)

What organs do arteries and veins connect to?

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The lungs (pulmonary means lung).