Blood vessel/Related Articles

Blood vessel: Any of the tubular vessels conveying the blood (arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules, and veins). ^[e]

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Parent topics

• Anatomy [r]: The branch of morphology given to the study of the structure of members of the biological kingdom Animalia (animals). ^[e]
• Blood [r]: The body fluid that circulates in the vascular system (i.e., blood vessels). Whole blood includes plasma and blood cells. ^[e]

Subtopics

Types

• Artery [r]: A blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart ^[e]
• Arteriole [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Capillary (blood vessel) [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Venule [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Vein [r]: Add brief definition or description

Structure

• Endothelium [r]: Add brief definition or description

Disorders

• Embolism [r]: Add brief definition or description

Other related topics

• Heart [r]: A chambered muscular organ in organisms that pumps blood received from the veins into the arteries, thereby maintaining the flow of blood through the entire circulatory system. ^[e]
• Blood pressure [r]: Pressure of the blood on the arteries and other blood vessels. ^[e]