Arterial system configuration and wave reflection.
On the assumption that the arterial segments between branching points are cylindrical, the relationship between total arterial cross-sectional area and the distance from the heart for the entire length of the arterial system is derived. Based on this relationship, a model of the whole arterial system is proposed; it is composed of three tubes of common origin and of unequal lengths and cross-sectional areas. This model may be useful for simulation purposes, with particular reference to pulse wave reflections.
Papageorgiou
G L
GL
Graduate Division of Biomedical Engineering, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, U.K.
Jones
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D001158:Arteries / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological