There is a layer of muscle surrounding the arteries and the veins which help contract and expand the vessels. This creates enough pressure for blood to be pumped around the body. Blood vessels are part of the circulatory system, together with the heart and the blood.here is a layer of muscle surrounding the arteries and the veins which help contract and expand the vessels. This creates enough pressure for blood to be pumped around the body. Blood vessels are part of the circulatory system, together with the heart and the blood.
According to Steve Jobs' death certificate, issued Monday by the Santa Clara County Public Health Department, respiratory arrest brought on by a metastatic pancreas neuroendocrine tumor was the official cause of the Apple co-founder's death on October 5, Bloomberg News reported.ORRECTION: A previous version of this article included statistics about the survival rates for pancreatic cancer. Jobs suffered from neuroendocrine tumor in his pancreas. According to Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Only 5 percent of pancreatic tumors arise in the islet cells.
PARK CITY, Utah â Team USA has released a preliminary report that diagnoses pulmonary congestion as a possible cause in the death of Olympic bobsled champion Steven Holcomb. Holcomb, 37 of Park City, was found dead in his room at a training facility in Lake Placid Saturday. Sunday, Team USA released details from a preliminary coronerâs report that indicates Holcomb died in his sleep, possibly as a result of pulmonary congestion. Team USA states the official determination of the cause of Holcombâs death remains pending a toxicology study performed by an independent laboratory.