The inability of muscle to maintain its strength of contraction of tension; may be related to insufficient oxygen, depletion of glycogen, and/or lactic acid buildup.
Muscle fatigue.
An organic acid present in blood and muscle tissue as a product of the anaerobic metabolism of glucose and glycogen.
Lactic Acid
Ankle-brachial index (ABI). It compares the blood pressure in your ankle with the blood pressure in your arm. Uses Ultrasound machine.
DAILY DOUBLE: This type of muscle is dense, contains intercalated discs, is non-voluntary, and is striated.
Cardiac muscle
A highly branched polymer of glucose containing thousands of subunits; functions as a compact store of glucose molecules in liver and muscle fibers.
Glycogen
Permitting the exchange of nutrients and gases between the blood and tissue cells is the primary function of these.
Capillaries
This artery carries blood to the brain, face, and head.
What are the carotid arteries?
Glycolysis
Arteries carry oxygenated blood, and veins carry deoxygenated blood, with these two exceptions.
Except for the Pulmonary Vein and Pulmonary Artery.
The hardening of the muscle and stiffening of the body that begins 3 to 4 hours after death.
Rigor Mortis.
Smooth muscle
Condition characterized by increased thirst & decreased urine production.
Dehydration
DAILY DOUBLE: Why can smoking lead to peripheral artery disease?
Smoking raises the risk of atherosclerosis and therefore the risk of PAD.