High blood pressure - Carlos Falcon-Rodriguez

Name:
Carlos Falcon-Rodriguez

Country:
Mexico

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Title:
High blood pressure

Species:
Giraffe

Description:
The heart of the giraffe beats 56 ± 5 times per minute and its carotid artery pressure is around 200 to 300 mmHg, although in the head, it has a pressure of 100.3 ± 20.9 mmHg. However, when the head is below the heart (which occurs while drinking) the pressure does not increase, since it contains a high density of muscle fibers in the main arteries. In addition, the veins present valves that prevent the return of blood to the heart. The skin of the legs has a thickness of 15 mm and contains a large amount of collagen fibers. Both features act by reducing the vascular edema generated by the venous insufficiency caused by the arterial hypertension presented by the giraffes.

Category:
Digital

Technique:
Digital drawing

Year:
2017

As the author of illustration I have given permission for it to be loaded on Wikimedia Commons, Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 3.0.