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Distensibility is a
metric of the
stiffness of
blood vessels. It is
defined as D = d s y s − d d i a s ( p s y s − p d i a s ) d d i a s {\displaystyle...
- compliance, is a
measure of the lung's
ability to
stretch and
expand (
distensibility of
elastic tissue). In
clinical practice it is
separated into two different...
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atrial pressure in filling,
increased p****ive
stiffness and
decreased distensibility of the ventricle,
limited ability to
exploit the Frank-Starling mechanism...
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Compliance is the
ability of a
hollow organ (vessel) to
distend and
increase volume with
increasing transmural pressure or the
tendency of a
hollow organ...
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during systole,
which discharges during diastole. The
compliance (or
distensibility) of the
aorta and
large elastic arteries is
therefore analogous to a...
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exits via the
urethra during urination. In humans, the
bladder is a
distensible organ that sits on the
pelvic floor. The
typical adult human bladder...
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careful observation may be permissible. The
abdominal cavity is
highly distensible and may
easily hold
greater than five
liters of blood, or more than the...
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results in
reduced urine output. The
amphibian bladder is
usually highly distensible and
among some land-dwelling
species of
frogs and
salamanders may account...
- Saccopharynx, a
genus of deep-sea eel-like
fishes with
large mouths,
distensible stomachs and long
scaleless bodies Salpinx in
anatomy Tonsil Tornwaldt...
- anxiety, exercise,
complete heart block,
aortic regurgitation),
decreased distensibility of
arterial system (as seen in atherosclerosis,
hypertension and coarctation...
