Chapter 18.2, Problem 6QC

Summary Introduction

To review:

Vessel compliance and the most compliant blood vessel.

Introduction:

BP (blood pressure) is the pressure exerted by the blood on the walls of a blood vessel. BP varies as the blood circulates through these vessels in the body. Blood vessels are made of three different layers that account for their ability to stretch. Arteries and veins are two types of blood vessels that transverses all the body tissues and possess greatly in the composition of their walls and lumen.