Encyclopedia - Capillary: Encyclopedia - Capillary
Capillaries are the smallest of a body's blood vessels, measuring 5-10 μm. They connect arteries and veins, and most closely interact wi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spleen: Encyclopedia - Spleen
The spleen is a ductless, vertebrate gland that is not necessary for life but is closely associated with the circulatory system, where it...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spleen: Encyclopedia Ii - Spleen - Anatomy
It is an organ derived from mesenchyme and lying in the mesentery. The organ consists of masses of lymphoid tissue of granular appearance...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coronary Circulation: Encyclopedia Ii - Coronary Circulation - Coronary Anatomy
The exact anatomy of the myocardial blood supply varies considerably from person to person. A full evaluation of the coronary arteries re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coronary Circulation: Encyclopedia - Coronary Circulation
The coronary circulation consists of the blood vessels that supply blood to, and remove blood from, the heart. The vessels that supply bl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blood: Encyclopedia - Blood
Blood is a circulating tissue composed of fluid plasma and cells (red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets). Medical terms related t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blood Vessel: Encyclopedia - Blood Vessel
The blood vessels are part of the circulatory system and function to transport blood throughout the body. The most important types, arter...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vein: Encyclopedia - Vein
In biology, a vein is a blood vessel which returns blood from the microvasculature to the heart. Veins form part of the circulatory syste...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Angiogram: Encyclopedia - Angiogram
Angiography or arteriography is a medical imaging technique in which an X-ray picture is taken to visualize the inner opening of blood fi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Artery: Encyclopedia - Artery
Arteries are muscular vessels that carry blood away from the heart to the tissues and organs of the body (The vessels which return blood ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Physical Examination: Encyclopedia Ii - Physical Examination - Vital Signs
Physical examination - Temperature. Temperature recording gives an indication of core body temperature which is normally tightly contro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coronary Circulation: Encyclopedia Ii - Coronary Circulation - Coronary Anatomy
The exact anatomy of the myocardial blood supply varies considerably from person to person. A full evaluation of the coronary arteries re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vein: Encyclopedia Ii - Vein - Biological Vein
Veins have one-way valves to prevent backflow caused by gravity. In systemic circulation de-oxygenated blood from the capillary blood ves...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Artery: Encyclopedia Ii - Artery - Types Of Arteries:
Artery - Pulmonary arteries. The pulmonary arteries carry oxygen deficient blood that has just returned from the body to the lungs, wh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blood Vessel: Encyclopedia Ii - Blood Vessel - Types
Blood vessels exist in varying calibers: Arteries Aorta (the largest artery, carries blood out of the heart) Branches of the aorta, suc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blood: Encyclopedia Ii - Blood - Physiology Of Blood
Blood - Production and degradation. Blood cells are produced in the bone marrow; the process is termed hematopoiesis. The proteinaceous...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Physical Examination: Encyclopedia Ii - Physical Examination - Basic Biometrics
Physical examination - Height. Height is the anthropometric longitudinal growth of an individual. A statiometer is the device used to m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blood: Encyclopedia Ii - Blood - Health And Disease
Blood - Ancient medicine. Hippocratic medicine considered blood one of the four humors (together with phlegm, yellow bile and black bil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blood Vessel: Encyclopedia Ii - Blood Vessel - Role In Disease
Blood vessels play a role in virtually every medical condition. Cancer, for example, cannot progress if the tumor does not cause angiogen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blood Vessel: Encyclopedia Ii - Blood Vessel - Physiology
Blood vessels do not actively engage in the transport of the blood (they have no appreciable peristalsis), but arteries - and veins to a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blood Vessel: Encyclopedia Ii - Blood Vessel - Anatomy
All blood vessels follow the same histological makeup. The inner lining is the endothelium, followed by subendothelial connective tissue....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blood: Encyclopedia Ii - Blood - Anatomy Of Blood
Blood is composed of several kinds of corpuscles; these formed elements of the blood constitute about 45% of whole blood. The other 55% i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blood: Encyclopedia Ii - Blood - Mythology And Religion
Due to its importance to life, blood is associated with a large number of beliefs. One of the most basic is the use of blood as a symbol ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Physical Examination: Encyclopedia Ii - Physical Examination - Basic Biometrics
Physical examination - Height. Height is the anthropometric longitudinal growth of an individual. A statiometer is the device used to m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coronary Circulation: Encyclopedia Ii - Coronary Circulation - Blood Supply Of The Papillary Muscles
The papillary muscles tether the mitral valve (the valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle) and the tricuspid valve (the val...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Physical Examination: Encyclopedia Ii - Physical Examination - Structure Of The Written Examination Record
Physical examination - General appearance. Obvious apparent features as the patient enters the consulting room and in the course of ta...   » Read the article