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2. Blood vessel - Wikipedia

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   Blood vessels function to transport blood to an animal's body tissues. In general, arteries and arterioles transport oxygenated blood from the lungs to the body and its organs, and veins and venules transport deoxygenated blood from the body to the lungs. Blood vessels also circulate blood throughout the circulatory system.

3. Circulatory system - Wikipedia

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   In vertebrates, the circulatory system is a system of organs that includes the heart, blood vessels, and blood which is circulated throughout the body. [1] [2] It includes the cardiovascular system, or vascular system, that consists of the heart and blood vessels (from Greek kardia meaning heart, and Latin vascula meaning vessels).

4. Hemodynamics - Wikipedia

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   Hemodynamics explains the physical laws that govern the flow of blood in the blood vessels. Blood flow ensures the transportation of nutrients, hormones, metabolic waste products, oxygen, and carbon dioxide throughout the body to maintain cell-level metabolism, the regulation of the pH, osmotic pressure and temperature of the whole body, and ...

5. Cardiovascular examination - Wikipedia

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   The cardiovascular examination is a portion of the physical examination that involves evaluation of the cardiovascular system. The exact contents of the examination will vary depending on the presenting complaint but a complete examination will involve the heart (cardiac examination), lungs (pulmonary examination), belly (abdominal examination) and the blood vessels (peripheral vascular ...

6. Portal vein - Wikipedia

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   The blood leaves the liver to the heart in the hepatic veins. The portal vein is not a true vein , because it conducts blood to capillary beds in the liver and not directly to the heart. It is a major component of the hepatic portal system , one of three portal venous systems in the human body; the others being the hypophyseal and renal portal ...

7. Peripheral vascular examination - Wikipedia

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   A peripheral vascular examination is a medical examination to discover signs of pathology in the peripheral vascular system.It is performed as part of a physical examination, or when a patient presents with leg pain suggestive of a cardiovascular pathology.

8. Vasodilation - Wikipedia

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   Vasodilation plays a major role in immune system function. Wider blood vessels allow more blood containing immune cells and proteins to reach the infection site. Vasodilation occurs as part of the process of inflammation, which is caused by several factors including presence of a pathogen, injury to tissues or blood vessels, and immune ...

9. Coronary circulation - Wikipedia

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   Coronary circulation is the circulation of blood in the arteries and veins that supply the heart muscle (myocardium). Coronary arteries supply oxygenated blood to the heart muscle. Cardiac veins then drain away the blood after it has been deoxygenated.