Category
page 1Arteries
coronary circulation
circulation of blood in the blood vessels of the heart muscle (myocardium)
tunica intima
inner layer of blood vessel
tunica media
middle layer of blood vessel

hyaloid artery
blood vessel
Artery of Adamkiewicz
largest anterior segmental medullary artery
Metarteriole
A metarteriole is a short microvessel in the microcirculation that links arterioles and capillaries. Instead of a continuous tunica media, they have individual smooth muscle cells placed a short distance apart, each forming a precapillary sphincter that encircles the entrance to that capillary bed. Constriction of these sphincters reduces or shuts off blood flow through their respective capillary beds. This allows the blood to be diverted to elsewhere in the body.
Metarterioles also function as key regulators of microvascular perfusion by dynamically adjusting resistance in response to local m
Family tree of major arteries
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esophageal artery
blood vessels
arterial tree
all arteries of human body
Vasa nervorum
Small arteries providing blood supply to peripheral nerves
end artery
Tibial-fibular trunk
blood vessel