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  2. List of arteries of the human body - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of arteries of the human body. The aorta; The arteries of the head and neck. The common carotid artery. The external carotid artery; The triangles of the neck; The internal carotid artery; The arteries of the brain; The arteries of the upper extremity The subclavian artery; The axilla. The axillary artery; The brachial artery ...

  3. Blood vessel - Wikipedia

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    The tunica media may (especially in arteries) be rich in vascular smooth muscle, which controls the caliber of the vessel. Veins do not have the external elastic lamina, but only an internal one. The tunica media is thicker in the arteries rather than the veins. The outer layer is the tunica adventitia and the thickest layer in veins. It is ...

  4. Artery - Wikipedia

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    Arteries have the highest pressure and have narrow lumen diameter. [clarification needed] Systemic arteries are the arteries (including the peripheral arteries), of the systemic circulation, which is the part of the cardiovascular system that carries oxygenated blood away from the heart, to the body, and returns deoxygenated blood back to the ...

  5. Vein - Wikipedia

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    Deep, superficial, and perforator veins. The three main compartments of the venous system are the deep veins, the superficial veins, and the perforator veins. [15] Superficial veins are those closer to the surface of the body, and have no corresponding arteries. Deep veins are deeper in the body and have corresponding arteries.

  6. Circulatory system - Wikipedia

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    Depiction of the heart, major veins and arteries constructed from body scans Oxygenated blood enters the systemic circulation when leaving the left ventricle, via the aortic semilunar valve . [ 15 ] The first part of the systemic circulation is the aorta, a massive and thick-walled artery.

  7. Arterial tree - Wikipedia

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    In anatomy, arterial tree is used to refer to all arteries and/or the branching pattern of the arteries. This article regards the human arterial tree. Starting from the aorta: the following are the parts

  8. 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.

  9. File:Circulatory System en.svg - Wikipedia

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    Draw in layers to made easy the modifications. Correction of the position of many of the arteries, veins and heart. Correction of too large abdomen and too small kidneys. Added venous sinuses. Arrows with heads, and different color to facilitate the location of the items. Colour text to improve the location of arteries and veins.