The cake slice we received on our first visit wasn't big enough to block even a small artery.
About 70% of pressure drop occurs in small arteries and arterioles.
Smaller ones may move along until they reach a very small artery.
This creature fastened itself upon a small artery in the right temple.
Her blood circulation in the small arteries, if this keeps up, will begin to ebb.
In this condition, the small arteries of the lung become narrow, which makes it hard for blood to flow.
In veins or smaller arteries, where flow is not as constant, they are less apparent.
These small arteries are particularly susceptible to damage from hypertension.
When these clots lodge in small arteries, they cut off the blood supply.
If they lodge in small arteries of the brain, a stroke can result.