vasculature
Body's vessel network
Vasculature refers to the arrangement or network of blood vessels in a body, organ, or tissue.
Medical contexts use it to describe how vessels are organized: the vasculature of the brain, coronary vasculature.
The term appears in clinical discussions of circulation, surgery, and disease affecting blood vessel systems.
Tubes carrying oxygenated blood
- veinsBlood-return tubes
- capillariesTiniest blood vessels
- aortaChief arterial trunk
- carotidMajor neck artery
saphenous · jugular · femoral · arterioles · venules · endothelium · intima · media
Fluid delivery to tissue
- oxygenationAdding breathable gas
- circulationMovement through a system
- systemicAffecting an entire structure
- pulmonaryOf the lungs
microcirculation · vasoconstriction · vasodilation · autoregulation · shunting
Arterial plaque accumulation disease
- thrombosisClot forming in vessel
- embolismObstruction in blood vessel
- aneurysmArterial wall bulge
- stenosisAbnormal bodily narrowing
varicose · ischemia · infarction · hypertension · arteriosclerosis · plaque · occlusion · dissection
Plant water conduit
- phloemPlant sugar-transport tissue
- steleInscribed memorial pillar
- venationArrangement of veins
- translocationMovement to another place
Formation of new vessels
- sproutingSeeds beginning growth
- remodelingAltering existing structures
- collateralizationPledging assets as security
Splitting into separate directions
- anastomosisJoining of tubular structures
- plexusInterwoven network of vessels
- arcadeArched passageway or gaming hall
- reticulumNet-shaped anatomical structure
interconnection · bifurcation · tributary · confluence · collateral · mesh · distribution
arteries
Tubes carrying oxygenated blood
- veinsBlood-return tubes
- capillariesTiniest blood vessels
- aortaChief arterial trunk
carotid · saphenous · jugular · femoral · arterioles · venules · endothelium · intima · media · lumen
perfusion
Fluid delivery to tissue
- oxygenationAdding breathable gas
- circulationMovement through a system
- systemicAffecting an entire structure
pulmonary · microcirculation · vasoconstriction · vasodilation · autoregulation · shunting
atherosclerosis
Arterial plaque accumulation disease
- thrombosisClot forming in vessel
- embolismObstruction in blood vessel
- aneurysmArterial wall bulge
stenosis · varicose · ischemia · infarction · hypertension · arteriosclerosis · plaque · occlusion · dissection · hemorrhage
xylem
Plant water conduit
angiogenesis
Formation of new vessels
- sproutingSeeds beginning growth
- remodelingAltering existing structures
- collateralizationPledging assets as security
branching
Splitting into separate directions
- anastomosisJoining of tubular structures
- plexusInterwoven network of vessels
- arcadeArched passageway or gaming hall
reticulum · interconnection · bifurcation · tributary · confluence · collateral · mesh · distribution
vasculaturenervous system
Signal transmission network
musculature · parenchyma · lymphatic system · skeletal system · stroma
vessel, vascular, vasculitis, vascularity, vascularized, vascularize, non-vascular