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  2. Capillary - Wikipedia

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    Diagram of a capillary. ... Individual capillaries are part of the capillary bed, an interweaving network of capillaries supplying tissues and organs.

  3. Portal venous system - Wikipedia

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    General diagram of a portal venous system, for example, this occurs in the hypophyseal portal system between the hypothalamus and the anterior pituitary gland.. In the circulatory system of vertebrates, a portal venous system occurs when a capillary bed pools into another capillary bed through veins, without first going through the heart.

  4. Circulatory system - Wikipedia

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    Capillary bed Diagram of capillary network joining the arterial system with the venous system. The systemic circulation is a circuit loop that delivers oxygenated blood from the left heart to the rest of the body through the aorta.

  5. Vein - Wikipedia

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    Diagram showing venous blood flow from capillary beds in some specific locations including the lungs, liver, and kidneys. There are some separate parallel systemic circulatory routes that supply specific regions, and organs. [8] They include the coronary circulation, the cerebral circulation, the bronchial circulation, and the renal circulation.

  6. Glomerulus (kidney) - Wikipedia

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    Diagram of the circulation related to a single glomerulus, associated tubule, and collecting system. The glomerulus receives its blood supply from an afferent arteriole of the renal arterial circulation. Unlike most capillary beds, the glomerular capillaries exit into efferent arterioles rather than venules.

  7. Microcirculation - Wikipedia

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    The second sector is the capillary sector, which is represented by the capillaries, where substance and gas exchange between blood and interstitial fluid takes place. Finally, the post-capillary sector is represented by the post-capillary venules, which are formed by a layer of endothelial cells that allow free movement of some substances. [3]

  8. File:The exchange between capillary and body tissue diagram ...

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    English: Veins and Capillaries Tissue fluid is the liquid component of blood that flows past the capillary wall to bathe tissue cells. Water, sugars, salts, fatty acids, amino acids, coenzymes, and hormones, as well as waste products from the cells, make up the majority of it.

  9. Hypophyseal portal system - Wikipedia

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    The hypophyseal portal system is a system of blood vessels in the microcirculation at the base of the brain, connecting the hypothalamus with the anterior pituitary.Its main function is to quickly transport and exchange hormones between the hypothalamus arcuate nucleus and anterior pituitary gland.