Question 1

hospitalized because one of the arteries (or vein, what could it be?

Accepted Answer

More info needed: You can be hospitalized with problems related to either an artery or a vein. Speak to the doctors or nurses caring for you - they should be able to tell you why you were admitted and where the problem lies.

Question 2

which is bigger: a vein or an artery?

Accepted Answer

Veins are...: Veins are usually bigger when compared to their anatomical counterpart, the arteries, as veins have a thinner vessel wall and tend to be distended.

Question 3

why do people get blocked veins  and arteries?

Accepted Answer

Family DNA: Arteries become blocked with arteriosclerosis, and it tends to run in the family, and diet/lifestyle contributes to the progression.  Veins become blocked with blood clots, and heredity can make one more prone to development of blood clots.  Venous clots occur in the deep and superficial veins, and the former type requires anticoagulation.  Prolonged travel, surgery are risk factors for clots.

Question 4

what are the similarities of veins and arteries?

Accepted Answer

Part of a system: Both carry blood and are composed of three layers—the intima, media, and adventitia. Inside both vessels are covered by a specialized set of cells called endothelium.

Question 5

what are the differences between arteries and veins?

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High vs low pressure: Arteries take blood from the heart to the tissues of the body under high pressure. Veins take blood from the tissues back to the heart under much lower pressure. Arteries are thicker and have muscle in the walls, veins are thinner.

Question 6

where can i find a list of arteries and veins to study?

Accepted Answer

Textbook or internet: Any textbook of anatomy would have most listed and diagrammed.

Question 7

for what length of time do veins and arteries take to heal?

Accepted Answer

Depends: This depends on what caused the injury.  If it is related to a surgery, then it could take a few weeks for the pain to subside.  I hope this helps.

Question 8

can you enumerate at least 5 major arteries and 5 major veins.?

Accepted Answer

See below: arteries: aorta, carotid, iliac, femoral, subclavian
veins: inferior vena cava, superior vena cava, jugular, femoral, popliteal

Question 9

i was wondering what are the main difference between the artery and the vein?

Accepted Answer

Structure and action: arteries have thicker, muscular walls.  They carry oxygen and nutrients out to the body so it can be used.  Veins are thin walled, elastic vessels that carry 'used' blood (less oxygen and waste products of metabolism) back to the body and heart.

Question 10

how long does it take the body to make a new vein or artery around a blocked one?

Accepted Answer

Not the way: In most parts of the body, there are redundant elements of the blood supply, so that if one vessel is blocked, the others already present take over.  New vessels are not grown to jump over the blockage.  This is not true for the brain and back of the eye where blocked vessels create permanent damage as collateral vessel are not present in these tissues.

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