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Also known as arteriola, arterioles

An arteriole is a small-diameter blood vessel in the microcirculation that extends and branches out from an artery and leads to capillaries.

Key facts

Artery.Name
Arteriole
Artery.Latin
arteriola
Artery.Image
Capillaries.jpg
Artery.Caption
Types of blood vessels, including an arteriole and artery, as well as capillaries.
Artery.Width
300px
Artery.Image2
Rabbitarteriole100x1.jpg
Artery.Caption2
Rabbit arteriole at 100X

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Wikidata facts

Image
Artères précapillaires ou artérioles.jpg
Connects with
capillary
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NCI Thesaurus ID
C12672
opposite of
venule
Commons category
Arteriole
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