In arterioles, a process called hyaline arteriolosclerosis is where the walls of arterioles where they develop hyaline deposits, which are the deposits of proteins, and these make them hard and inflexible.
小动脉会出现明样细小动脉硬化,即小动脉的血管壁上产生了明质酸沉积,即蛋白质沉积物,而这些物质让小动脉僵化变硬。