Statistical research on the corrected circumference variations of some human arteries related to sex, side and age.
The corrected circumference of the common and internal carotid arteries, the subclavian arteries, the common, external and internal iliac arteries has been measured in 500 human fresh cadavers. The collected data have been statistically elaborated and the age power function (y = k x n less than 1) has been found. Generally no significant difference has been noticed between the right and the left side as well as between the two sexes. As a general statement, there is some evidence that the arterial circumference of considered vessels increases progressively with ageing.
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001158:Arteries / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000033:anatomy & histology