There are three types of blood vessel: arteries, veins and capillaries. The heart is a muscular organ that pumps blood around your circulatory system. The circulatory system is the heart and all ...

The metabolic activity of any tissue is limited by its blood supply; the more active any organ, the more blood it needs and the more extensive its vascularization. The changes in metabolic activity ...

Laid end-to-end, an adult's arteries, veins and capillaries would stretch for about 100,000 miles - enough to wrap around the world nearly four times. Each 2.54 square centimetre (a square inch ...

Substances required in the metabolism of plant cells not only travel up from the roots but also move about in other ways. This circulation has recently been clarified by experiments using ...

Bring books that might help you, if you wish (vertebrate, animal physiology, etc). Handouts for next week will be given to you at the beginning of the lab session. Lab exam three weeks today - sample ...

Announcing a new article publication for Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications journal. The heart is the central organ ...

Blood clots form within the circulatory system when blood thickens and forms a gel-like substance. Dr. Christopher Keroack, Medical Director with the New England Center for ...