Chapter 21, Problem 21.5.5AYLO

Summary Introduction

To determine:

The reason for the experience of dizziness by elderly people while rising from a sitting position.

Introduction:

The hardening or stiffness in arteries results in arteriosclerosis. During this condition, arteries absorb less systolic force. The main cause of arteriosclerosis is the deterioration of arterial walls by free radicals permanently. Another condition is atherosclerosis, in which lipids get deposited in the arteries giving it hard and bony consistency.