Biology A-Level
elastic recoil
What elastic recoil means in Biology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of elastic recoil
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The elastic tissue in an artery wall stretches as blood is forced in during ventricular systole and recoils during diastole, smoothing flow into a continuous stream and maintaining pressure between beats.
Topics that use elastic recoil
- Mass transport in animals (AQA A-Level)
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