Elastic tissue in artery walls stretches to accommodate increased blood volume during ventricular contraction and recoils as blood volume decreases during relaxation, thus smoothing out blood flow.
Elastic tissue in artery walls stretches to accommodate increased blood volume during ventricular contraction and recoils as blood volume decreases during relaxation, thus smoothing out blood flow.
| Front | How does elastic tissue help to smooth out the flow of blood in the artery? |
|---|---|
| Back | stretches/expands to accommodate increase in blood volume / when ventricle contracts/ increase in blood pressure; recoils when blood volume decreases / when ventricle relaxes / blood pressure decreases; |
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