Question

When exercising outside on an extremely warm day, the client can feel his heart pounding very rapidly. Thinking in terms of the ability of the aorta to stretch to accommodate more blood circulating during exercise and the warm environment, this is an example of the function of which fibrous protein?a) Elastinb) Ligamentsc) Reticulard) Collagen

Answer 1

Answer:

A) Elastin

Explanation:

Elastin is the principle load-bearing protien present in the wall of aorta. It is the protien which coil and recoils like a spring within the elastic fibres and accounts for elasticity of blood vessels. As during excerise , afterload is increased ,thus a stretch is produced in the vessels. Similarly im warm environment the vessels dilate this this stretch is produced by elastin.