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Q: What is increased diameter of the arterioles called?
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Is the diameter of the lumen larger in arteries or in capillaries?

Arteries have the largest diameter, then arterioles, and last, capillaries.


When there is increased resistance then arteriolar constriction and pressure drops?

Resistance changes dramatically with changes in diameter of blood vessels (arterioles are one type of blood vessel). If you INCREASE the diameter of the arteriole, you DECREASE the resistance and thus DECREASE the blood pressure.


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Where are arterioles located?

Arterioles are small diameter vessels that branch off of your arteries. They inevitably connect arteries to capillaries. You can find them pretty much anywhere in your body


The smallest arteries are called?

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What are arterioles in the skin and digits?

It is basically a blood vessel (vein) except it is much smaller in diameter.


What is the artery called?

the small arteries are called arterioles


What is the shortest atery in the body?

They are called arterioles.


What did you notice about the diameter of the parent droplets as you increased the height of the drop?

the diameter increases as the height is increased


What controls the diameter of the arterioles and what do changes in diameter affect?

Arterioles are the smallest vessels of the arterial system, with a diameter of about 1/3 millimeter or smaller. There is much smooth muscle in their tunica media, which causes vasocontrictionwhen it contracts, and vasodilation when it relaxes. Such vasoconstriction and vasodilation plays two important roles in the cardiovascular system.controls of distribution of blood flow to different parts of the bodydetermines the total peripheral resistance


The arteries that directly feed into the capillary beds are called?

arterioles


Which blood vessel offer most resistance to blood flow?

Arterioles generally have the highest resistance because they are so extremely small.