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  2. Nutrient artery - Wikipedia

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    The nutrient artery (arteria nutricia, or central artery), usually accompanied by one or two nutrient veins, enters the bone through the nutrient foramen, runs obliquely through the cortex, sends branches upward and downward to the bone marrow, which ramify in the endosteum–the vascular membrane lining the medullary cavity–and give twigs to the adjoining canals.

  3. Blood vessel - Wikipedia

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    In general, arteries and arterioles transport oxygenated blood from the lungs to the body and its organs, and veins and venules transport deoxygenated blood from the body to the lungs. Blood vessels also circulate blood throughout the circulatory system. Oxygen (bound to hemoglobin in red blood cells) is the most critical nutrient carried by ...

  4. Ossification - Wikipedia

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    The nutrient artery enters via the nutrient foramen from a small opening in the diaphysis. It invades the primary center of ossification, bringing osteogenic cells (osteoblasts on the outside, osteoclasts on the inside.) The canal of the nutrient foramen is directed away from more active end of bone when one end grows more than the other. When ...

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  6. Arterial tree - Wikipedia

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    artery of bulb of penis in males / artery of bulb of vestibule in females; dorsal artery of penis in males / dorsal artery of clitoris in females; deep artery of penis in males / deep artery of clitoris in females; inferior gluteal artery. Accompanying artery of ischiadic nerve; Uterine artery (females) / deferential artery (males) Vaginal ...

  7. Nutrient canal - Wikipedia

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    The nutrient canal (foramen) is directed away from the growing end of bone. The growing ends of bones in upper limb are upper end of humerus and lower ends of radius and ulna. In lower limb, the lower end of femur and upper end of tibia are the growing ends. [1] The nutrient arteries along with nutrient veins pass through this

  8. This One Nutrient Can Make a Huge Difference for Blood ... - AOL

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    Manganese also has antioxidant properties, says Michelle Routhenstein, MS, RD, CDE, CDN, preventive cardiology dietitian at EntirelyNourished.com, which may be what helps it fight plaque in blood ...

  9. List of arteries of the human body - Wikipedia

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    The arteries of the upper extremity The subclavian artery; The axilla. The axillary artery; The brachial artery; The radial artery; The ulnar artery; The arteries of the trunk The descending aorta. The thoracic aorta; The abdominal aorta; The common iliac arteries The hypogastric artery; The external iliac artery; The arteries of the lower ...