The blood vessels are part of the circulatory system and function to transport blood throughout the body. The most important vessels in the system are the capillaries, the microscopic vessels which enable the actual exchange of water and chemicals between the blood and the tissues, while the conduit vessels, arteries and veins, carry blood away from the heart and through the capillaries or back towards the heart, respectively. The arteries...
In a general sense, a vessel is defined as a hollow utensil for carrying something: a cup, a bucket, a tube. Blood vessels, then, are hollow utensils for ...
The Blood Vessel.
blood vessel n. An elastic tubular channel, such as an artery, a vein, or a capillary, through which the blood.
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a bulging blood vessel is called an aneurysm. after reading the post on this page ,three of them in particular, i realise the aneurysm is more then a physical problem of a bulging blood vessel...
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the sympathetic nervous system controls blood vessel dilatation.
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Blood travels through blood vessels. Arteries carry blood away from the heart and divide into smaller vessels. The smallest vessels are capillaries, which are the site of exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide.
The arteries, veins and capillaries help provide oxygen, transport waste from the body and keep nutrients flowing through the bloodstream.
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Heart /Cardiovascular The heart delivers oxygen-rich blood to every cell in the body, a vitally important role since each and every cell in the body needs oxygen in order to live and function.Blood Pressure The...
