Foot symptoms that may occur along with foot pain. Pain in the feet may accompany other symptoms affecting any of the structures of the foot including: Bleeding or bruising. Burning or tingling sensation (paresthesia). Difficulty moving the foot, ankle or toes. Joint pain. Numbness. Stiffness. Swelling (edema) of the foot or joints.
Synonym(s): artery forceps, haemostatic forceps. artery forceps An atraumatic forceps with teeth that will not injure the vessel; used for temporary occlusion of a vessel.
Arteries have thick muscular walls (a lot of smooth muscle) which are also 'elasticated' for flexibility (elastin fibres). They also have a fairly small lumen (hole in which the blood flows through). The thick walls and flexibility allow the arteries to efficiently deal with the high blood pressure flow.