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  2. Capillary - Wikipedia

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    A capillary is a small blood vessel, from 5 to 10 micrometres in diameter, and is part of the microcirculation system. Capillaries are microvessels and the smallest blood vessels in the body. They are composed of only the tunica intima (the innermost layer of an artery or vein), consisting of a thin wall of simple squamous endothelial cells. [2]

  3. File:The exchange between capillary and body tissue diagram ...

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    English: Veins and Capillaries Tissue fluid is the liquid component of blood that flows past the capillary wall to bathe tissue cells. Water, sugars, salts, fatty acids, amino acids, coenzymes, and hormones, as well as waste products from the cells, make up the majority of it.

  4. Circulatory system - Wikipedia

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    Diagram of the human heart showing blood oxygenation to the pulmonary and systemic circulation. The heart pumps blood to all parts of the body providing nutrients and oxygen to every cell, and removing waste products. The left heart pumps oxygenated blood returned from the lungs to the rest of the body in the systemic circulation.

  5. Blood vessel - Wikipedia

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    The circulatory system uses the channel of blood vessels to deliver blood to all parts of the body. This is a result of the left and right sides of the heart working together to allow blood to flow continuously to the lungs and other parts of the body. Oxygen-poor blood enters the right side of the heart through two large veins.

  6. File:Circulatory System en.svg - Wikipedia

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    Did myself based in the information and diagrams found in: "gray's anatomy" thirty sixth edition by Williams & Warwick. "Sobotta Atlas der Anatomie des menschen" volume 1 and 2 18.Auflage by Urban & Schwarzenberg "Atlas fotografico de anatomia del cuerpo humano" 3a edicion by Yokochi, Rohen & Weinreb

  7. Anatomography - Wikipedia

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    Anatomography is an interactive website which supports generating anatomical diagrams and animations of the human body. The Anatomography website is maintained by the DBCLS (Database Center for Life Science) non-profit research institute located at the University of Tokyo.

  8. Human anatomy - Wikipedia

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    Superficial anatomy of female and male human body Surface projections of the major organs of the trunk, using the vertebral column and rib cage as main reference points of superficial anatomy Superficial anatomy or surface anatomy is important in human anatomy being the study of anatomical landmarks that can be readily identified from the ...

  9. Portal venous system - Wikipedia

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    General diagram of a portal venous system, for example, this occurs in the hypophyseal portal system between the hypothalamus and the anterior pituitary gland.. In the circulatory system of vertebrates, a portal venous system occurs when a capillary bed pools into another capillary bed through veins, without first going through the heart.