flow of blood through an artery

Q: Fill in the blank:  The _______________________ of an artery wall contains many smooth muscle cells.

A: The peripheral circulatory system performs distribution of the blood flow, transport, storage of…

Q: Part One: Describe the blood vessel pathway from the small intestine, using the list of blood…

A: Note: The answer is based on the fundamental anatomy of the hepatic portal system. It does not…

Q: Blood entering systemic capillaries has the same oxygen and carbon dioxide concentration as the…

A: The respiratory system and circulatory system are responsible for gaseous exchange (oxygen and…

Q: Blood vessel structure and functionThe two-way exchange of substances between blood and the body…

A: The essential part of circulatory system that helps in transportation of blood throughout the body…

Q: What are the function and type of tissue in the following: Vena Cava  Muscular artery Vein

A: The heart is a muscular structure that is central to the cardiovascular system. The human heart has…

Q: My instructor has told us that dehydration leads to a drop in blood pressure due to low blood…

A: Blood is the connective tissue with liquid plasma and the formed elements.

Q: Which of the following best describes an artery? Select one: a. thin-walled, and supplied with…

A: Ans- Arteries are the important part of cardiovascular system in our body that carries the…

Q: How might you connect "arteries," "capillaries," "veins," and "interstitial fluid" to the concept…

A: False statements: 1. Veins have slower blood velocity than than capillaries. This statement is wrong…

Q: This capillary (L) is most likely to function ______ (A) in the kidneys where it functions to…

A: Capillaries are the smallest blood vessels having one layer of endothelial cells. They convey blood…

Q: Label the blood vessels in Figure asap

A: We can say that Capillaries are the single-layered smallest blood vessel that connects the…

Q: What is the purpose of the thick elastic smooth muscle in arteries?

A: Arteries are high-pressure blood vessels that transport oxygenated blood from the heart to the rest…

Q: Osmotic pressure and hydrostatic pressure are two factors that regulate blood volume at the smallest…

A: Introduction :- The term ‘osmosis’ refers to the movement of solvent molecules through a…

Q: The following flows through the connective tissue surrounding the blood vessels: O a. Intracellular…

A: Introduction Connective tissue is a group of tissues found throughout the body that help to keep the…

Q: Conceptualize in Color Principal Arteries Color these principal arteries in the following figure…

A: Circulatory system is a type of body system which deals with circulation of body fluids like blood…

Q: As blood vessels increase in diameter, the amount of smooth muscle decreases and the amount of…

A: Blood vessels are the components of the circulatory system. They transport blood, nutrients, and…

Q: Describe the path a red blood cell would take once it passed through the aortic semilunar valve and…

A: Carotid arteries are the arteries that supply oxygen-rich blood in the neck and head region.  They…

Q: A cross section of tissue shows several small, thin-walled vessels with very little smooth muscle…

A: Blood vessels are referred to as the channels from which blood flows. There are three types of blood…

Q: vvnich of these are true about bone marrow? There may be more than one correct answer. Large numbers…

A: Bone marrow is a tissue found within some of our bones. It plays a critical role in our health by…

Q: In systemic circulation, arteries carry blood from the ____________ to the ______________.  Veins…

A: Systemic circulation carries oxygenated blood from the left ventricle, through the arteries, to the…

Q: Answer each question with a type of blood vessel: [1] artery; [2] vein; [3] capillary. (a) Which…

A: The branch of science which deals with the study of blood vessels are known as angiology. The blood…

Q: The major change in blood flow would be an increase in certain abdominal organs. Explain with an…

A: The abdominal body cavity is the body region that lies below the thoracic cavity from which it is…

Q: There are 3 main processes by which the body prevents loss of blood from traumatised tissued. what…

A: In a multicellular organism, all living cells have to be provided with nutrients, oxygen and other…

Q: Label the structures on this slide of a blood vessel. Tunica intima Internal elastic lamella Lumen…

A: The tube-like structures involve in the circulatory system through which blood flows through the…

Q: Describe the pathway of the deoxygenated blood through your heart. Start with the vessels that bring…

A: Introduction Deoxygenated blood is also known as venous blood refers to the blood that has a low…

Q: We previously mentioned that arteries tend to carryoxygenated blood, but the great vessels entering…

A: Arteries are one of the three types of blood vessels that carry blood from the heart to tissues in…

Q: Components of blood plasma, intercellular fluid and lymph. Proteins of plasma and their role in an…

A: Circulatory system is a type of body system which is involved in circulation of body fluids . It is…

Q: Identify the incorrect statment about blood vessels  (A) arteries are carrying a higher blood…

A: Numerous body fluids in the body function to maintain optimum body performance. Blood, lymph, and…

Q: the GIT's important functions to systemic and cardiac circulation.

A: Nutrition and the Cardiovascular system Nutrition is directly related to what and how much we eat.…

Q: the following describes the systemic circulation? Receives blood from the right side of the heart,…

A: The circulatory system distributes nutrition, breathing gases, and metabolic products throughout a…

Q: Describe the nutrient and gas content of the blood flowing in the umbilical vein.  Is this the kind…

A: The umbilical vein is a vein that takes oxygenated blood from the placenta into the developing fetus…

Q: Trace the path of a red blood cell from the left ventricle to a capillary in the right lung. Name…

A: The circulatory system consists of heart and blood vessels, which helps in nutrient supply, gaseous…

Q: Arterioles are often referred to as resistance vessels.Why?

A: Blood vessels form the main component of the circulatory system that supplies blood to all the parts…

Q: b. The greater the total cross sectional area, the flow through the blood vessel. c. Why is your…

A: The blood vessels transport the blood across the body parts. The gases and nutrients are transported…