Learn About Arteries
Ranked #11,092 in Education, #246,849 overall
Blood flows through arteries at up to 30 cm per second.
An artery is a tube-like blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart.
Systemic arteries
Systemic arteries deliver oxygenated blood around the body.
An arteriole is a smaller branch off in an artery.
Arterioles branch into microscopic capillaries.
Blood flows through arteries at up to 30 cm per second.
Inner Cleansing
Inner Cleansing: How to Free Yourself from Joint-Muscle-Artery-Circulation Sludge
Amazon Price: $4.00 (as of 06/01/2012)
The walls of arteries are muscular
Arteries run alongside most of the veins that return
blood to the heart.
The walls of arteries are muscular and can expand or
relax to control the blood flow.
Arteries have thicker, stronger walls than veins, and
the pressure of the blood in them is a lot higher.
Hypertension
Over-thickening of the artery walls may be one
cause of hypertension (high blood pressure).
In old age the artery walls can become very stiff.
This hardening of the arteries, called arteriosclerosis,
can cut blood flow to the brain.
Learn About The Human Body
About Me
by jeffryv
Explore related pages
- Text Formatting Toolbar - For Squidoo Lenses Text Formatting Toolbar - For Squidoo Lenses
- Learn About The Human Body Learn About The Human Body
- 10 Terrific Human Body and Anatomy for Kids Websites 10 Terrific Human Body and Anatomy for Kids Websites
- I Had a Mini-Stroke and What Happened After I Had a Mini-Stroke and What Happened After
- Learn About the Human Skeleton Learn About the Human Skeleton
- Learn About The Human Circulatory System Learn About The Human Circulatory System
