Why Arteries Need to be Elastic! #shorts

Very early on in my study I couldn’t wrap my head around why, during diastole (❤️ relaxation) there was any blood pressure at all - let alone ~80mmHg!!
Until I discovered the Windkessel Effect!

[Serperir]

This made me understand this concept holy shit

[DrewAlexandros]

I remember learning about this from one of your podcasts:

To my understanding, we have a systolic and diastolic pressure. When blood flows through our arteries, because it is pumped by the heart (systole), the arteries' size swells up. Between pumps, (diastole) the arteries return to normal size, and apply a pressure on the blood due to their elasticity, pushing it forward, just like the balloon here. The diastolic pressure reminds me of peristalsis (another thing i learned from your podcasts!)

[a.i]

This made the windkessel effect very clear to me. Thank you

[hm-eogy]

I can't believe how this simple video helped me to understand more than reading papers from my book

[jalwaman]

This video made my day, now i get the basic idea about elasic arteries. Thank you so much @dr. Matt and dr. Mike

[marjeenakhan]

I was in need of exactly the same video 🥺 and Alhamdulillah look! The first video that came was this and then the comment that explained it more.
Thanks a lot!! ♥️

[mumtaznaveed]

Wow. Legend .salute you sir that the way teacher need to explain things

[Nicky-ckjb]

seriously?! you’re telling me i tried so many things to understand this, and that eventually a water hose would teach me how it works😂 i guess i just do very well with metaphors & am a visual learner

[james]

Ayo hol up 🤔 why blood spurt in a pulsatile fashion tho if you get shot or stabbed if your arteries are such flexy bois?

Like in Black Hawk Down when that giant leg vein (apparently femoral artery?) get hit? Great vid tho!