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A-Level Biology OCR A

Blood Elastic Stretching Recoiling State Properties Function Fibres

Elastic fibres in blood vessels can stretch to accommodate high blood pressure and recoil to maintain it, smoothing out surges in blood flow.

Elastic fibres in blood vessels can stretch to accommodate high blood pressure and recoil to maintain it, smoothing out surges in blood flow.

Front State properties & function of elastic fibres in blood vessels.
Back Elastic fibres:
  • Can stretch and recoil – stretching copes with high blood pressure, recoiling maintains the blood pressure. Both stretching and recoiling result in an evening out of surges in blood flow.

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