Diameter versus number in diameter of vessel resistance.
1981
J T Saari, and
H O Stinnett
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D001808
Blood Vessels
Any of the tubular vessels conveying the blood (arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules, and veins).
Blood Vessel,Vessel, Blood,Vessels, Blood
D000403
Airway Resistance
Physiologically, the opposition to flow of air caused by the forces of friction. As a part of pulmonary function testing, it is the ratio of driving pressure to the rate of air flow.
The force that opposes the flow of BLOOD through a vascular bed. It is equal to the difference in BLOOD PRESSURE across the vascular bed divided by the CARDIAC OUTPUT.