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What causes vaodilation?
Corticotrpin is the harmone which increases vasodilation in our body. alcohol causes vasodilation
Does sympathetic activity cause vasodilation?
No, sympathetic activity typically causes vasoconstriction, not vasodilation.
What reduces cardiac afterload?
vasodilation, anemia, cirrhosis, shock states (results in massive vasodilation)
How do you describe a vasodilation mean?
Vasodilation means the widening of blood vessels that results from relaxation of the muscular walls of the vessels.
What promotes vasodilation?
Nitric Oxide
What are the symptoms of vasodilation?
Vasodilation is the widening of the blood vessels. The common symptoms are low blood pressure, dizziness, flushing, and light headedness.
The redness and heat of an inflamed area are due to a local hyperemia caused by?
chemicals released by the injured tissue cells and leukocytes cause the VASODILATION of the arterioles in the injured area and cause the local hyperemia to form accounting for the redness and heat.
Is there a difference between vasodilation and vasodilatation?
None.'Vasodilatation' is technically the correct term for increase in diameter of lumen of blood vessels.In fact, there is no such term as 'vasodilation', but it is a very common mistake that people use the term 'vasodilation' instead of 'vasodilatation'.
Does cold have a vasodilation effect?
No, it has a vasoconstricting effect.
What is the medical term for expansion of a vein?
Vasodilation
Is vasodilation a problem?
Vasodilation itself is not inherently a problem; it is a normal physiological process where blood vessels widen to increase blood flow and decrease blood pressure. However, excessive vasodilation can lead to issues such as hypotension (low blood pressure), which can cause dizziness, fainting, or inadequate blood supply to vital organs. Conditions that cause abnormal vasodilation, like sepsis or anaphylaxis, can be serious and require medical intervention. Thus, while vasodilation is essential for regulating circulation, its dysregulation can pose health risks.
What is the process of increasing the daimeter of small arteries?
Vasodilation
