blood-vessels
Arteries and veins
Blood-vessels is an alternate spelling of blood vessels, the tubes that carry blood through the body—arteries, veins, and capillaries.
The hyphenated form appears in older texts but is now uncommon; the two-word spelling predominates in modern usage.
Tubes carrying oxygenated blood
- veinsBlood-return tubes
- capillariesTiniest blood vessels
- aortaChief arterial trunk
- venulesSmallest vein branches
arterioles · endothelium · vasculature · coronary · pulmonary · jugular · carotid · femoral
Adding breathable gas
- perfusionFluid delivery to tissue
- pulseArterial blood throb
- systemicAffecting an entire structure
- peripheralExternal computer add-on
microcirculation · shunting · collateral · anastomosis · resistance · compliance · pulsatile · turbulence
Arterial plaque accumulation disease
- thrombosisClot forming in vessel
- aneurysmArterial wall bulge
- embolismObstruction in blood vessel
- stenosisAbnormal bodily narrowing
hypertension · varicose · hemorrhage · ischemia · infarction · plaque · occlusion · dissection
Arterial walls contracting inward
- vasodilationRelaxation of vessel walls
- angiogenesisFormation of new vessels
- permeabilityAbility to transmit fluids
- autoregulationIntrinsic flow homeostasis mechanism
arteries
Tubes carrying oxygenated blood
- veinsBlood-return tubes
- capillariesTiniest blood vessels
- aortaChief arterial trunk
venules · arterioles · endothelium · vasculature · coronary · pulmonary · jugular · carotid · femoral · renal
oxygenation
Adding breathable gas
peripheral · microcirculation · shunting · collateral · anastomosis · resistance · compliance · pulsatile · turbulence
atherosclerosis
Arterial plaque accumulation disease
- thrombosisClot forming in vessel
- aneurysmArterial wall bulge
- embolismObstruction in blood vessel
stenosis · hypertension · varicose · hemorrhage · ischemia · infarction · plaque · occlusion · dissection · vasculitis
vasoconstriction
Arterial walls contracting inward
- vasodilationRelaxation of vessel walls
- angiogenesisFormation of new vessels
- permeabilityAbility to transmit fluids
autoregulation · baroreceptors · hemostasis · coagulation · inflammation
blood-vesselsairways
Respiratory or flight paths
respiratory tract · lymphatic vessels · bronchi · trachea · alimentary canal
blood, vessel, bloods, blooded, bloody, bloodied, bloodier, bloodiest, bloodily