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Blood flow is the flow of blood in the cardiovascular system. Mathematically, blood flow is described by Darcy's law (which can be viewed as the fluid equivalent of Ohm's

The animation shows how blood flows through the heart as it contracts and relaxes. Your heart uses its four valves to ensure your blood flows only in one direction.

Blood enters the right side of the heart with oxygen-poor blood and exits the left side with oxygen-rich blood. Learn how blood flows between the heart and lungs.

blood flow The movement of blood through the vessels. It is pulsatile in the large arteries, diminishing in amplitude as it approaches the capillaries

Cleveland Clinic Heart Center, number one in heart care; learn about your heart and blood vessels

The arrows in the drawing show the direction that blood flows through your heart. The animation shows how blood flows through the heart as it contracts and relaxes.

Learn more about how your heart works, including how blood flows through the heart and your body.

Blood flow directly affects the ability to get and maintain an erection. Learn about blood flow within the body and how it relates to the smooth muscle of the penis.

Cerebral blood flow, or CBF, is the blood supply to the brain in a Too little blood flow (ischemia) results if blood flow to the brain is below 18 to 20 ml

The afterload of the heart is determined by the interplay between pressure and resistance (forces like friction between blood and vessels that oppose blood flow)