Search results for "Blood Pressure" - New World Encyclopedia
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- smoking, high cholesterol levels, high blood pressure, obesity, lack of physical ... levels), diabetes, hypertension (high blood pressure), and is more common ...11 KB (1,487 words) - 15:13, 25 January 2023
- by the lymphatic system. It originates as blood plasma (the liquid component ... from the interstitial space back to the blood. The capillaries of the lymphatic ...10 KB (1,483 words) - 03:14, 5 November 2022
- still encountered in certain fields. Blood pressure is measured in millimeters ... * Blood pressure * Kinetic theory Pressure * Combined gas law ...14 KB (2,183 words) - 22:39, 30 November 2022
- Blood is a highly specialized, circulating tissue that consists of ... destruction of red blood cells, low blood pressure, and even death. ...16 KB (2,426 words) - 18:13, 31 October 2023
- between the gaseous environment and the blood. Thus, the respiratory system ... turn causes a decrease in intrathoracic pressure, according to Boyle’s ...13 KB (1,922 words) - 19:44, 16 April 2023
- the body, regulates blood volume and blood pressure, controls levels of electrolytes ... common target of drugs that treat high blood pressure and edema. These drugs ...14 KB (2,036 words) - 16:20, 11 November 2022
- Angioplasty is the mechanical widening of blood vessel that is abnormally ... factors, such as tobacco smoking, high blood pressure, obesity, and a sedentary ...11 KB (1,631 words) - 18:06, 27 July 2023
- The presence of carbonic acid in the blood and other body fluids helps ... == Role of carbonic acid in blood == Carbonic acid plays a very important ...13 KB (2,013 words) - 19:10, 26 November 2023
- their bodily mechanisms, such as blood pressure, and that everybody could ... circles as a method to help treat high blood pressure, migraines, and other ...10 KB (1,432 words) - 16:01, 11 November 2022
- injury, circulatory problems (failure of blood supply), infectious agents ... *Pressure ulcer (decubitus, such as bedsore or pressure sore) ...10 KB (1,465 words) - 16:30, 11 November 2022
- the object. The Earth's atmospheric pressure drops to about 1 Pa at ... space. Beyond this line, isotropic gas pressure rapidly becomes insignificant ...19 KB (2,762 words) - 05:59, 18 November 2022
- force of heart contractions, increased blood pressure, breakdown of glycogen ... of epinephrine may raise or lower blood pressure, depending whether or ...13 KB (1,794 words) - 16:18, 15 February 2021
- as a vasodilator (an agent that dilates blood vessels) and is therefore ... * decrease of blood pressure * increase of heart rate. * orthostatic ...11 KB (1,527 words) - 02:27, 16 November 2022
- whereas mineralocorticoids help maintain blood volume and control renal ... elevated cholesterol, acne, elevated blood pressure, hepatotoxicity and alterations ...10 KB (1,426 words) - 20:04, 9 February 2023
- wall and beta-hemolysis when cultured on blood agar plate. S. pyogenes ... :*is fine, red, and rough-textured; it blanches upon pressure ...11 KB (1,507 words) - 08:16, 17 September 2022
- glycogen; and filtering out small blood clots formed in veins. Overall ... bunch. Each alveolus is tightly wrapped in blood vessels, and it is here that ...13 KB (1,981 words) - 03:04, 5 November 2022
- Other signs include persistent hypertension, or high blood pressure ... girls, very early or late puberty, and high blood pressure. ...16 KB (2,381 words) - 06:49, 12 January 2024
- economical method. In the laboratory, pressure in the form of compressed ... *Gravity filter (open system that operates with water column pressure only) ...10 KB (1,555 words) - 19:47, 26 March 2024
- cephalopods). It is responsible for moving blood through the blood vessels ... of diseases that involve the heart and/or blood vessels (arteries, and veins). ...17 KB (2,703 words) - 15:12, 25 January 2023
- The hypothalamus controls body temperature, hunger, thirst, blood ... , gastric reflexes, maternal behavior, blood pressure, food and liquid uptake ...21 KB (2,814 words) - 13:22, 4 February 2023
