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  1. ... at the microscopic level. Small arteries, or arterioles, lead to capillaries, which in turn lead to small veins, or venules. Lymph capillaries lie ... body. The process is called metastasis. It can lead to the formation of a secondary cancer mass ...
  2. ... as the brain and kidneys, as well as lead to a stroke.
  3. If left untreated, hypertension can lead to a thickening of arterial walls, causing the lumen, or blood passageway, to narrow in diameter. As a result, the heart ...
  4. ... the throat and down into the esophagus, which leads to the stomach. Let's watch the swallowing process ...
  5. ... the woman suffers from osteoporosis, a condition that leads to loss of bone mass. From the outside, ...