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Bookmark or Share- Arteries of the Body: Picture, Anatomy, Definition & More - HealthlineArteries come in a variety of sizes. The largest artery of the body is the aorta, which begins at the heart. As they move further from the heart, arteries branch off and become increasingly...
- Major Arteries of the Body: The Aorta, Head, Neck & Torso - MedicineNetArteries are the blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart. The different types of arteries include: Elastic arteries: are also called conducting arteries that have a thick middle layer that stretches in response to each pulse. Muscular arteries: are medium-sized arteries that draw blood from elastic arteries.
- Artery | Structure, Function & Types | BritannicaArteries are muscular and elastic tubes that must transport blood under a high pressure exerted by the pumping action of the heart.
- Arteries: Structure, Types, Functions & Common DiseasesArteries are thick-walled, muscular, and valveless blood vessels. Anatomically, the wall of the artery is made of three layers, the tunica externa, the tunica media, and the tunica intima. It is the outermost layer of arteries, also known as tunica adventitia. It is primarily composed of connective tissue made of collagens and elastic tissues.
- Artery - WikipediaAn artery (from Greek ἀρτηρία (artēríā)) [1] is a blood vessel in humans and most other animals that takes oxygenated blood away from the heart in the systemic circulation to one or more parts of the body.
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