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Arteries
Vein Capillary
Blood under high pressure leaves the heart and is distributed to the body by a branching system of thickwalled arteries The final distributing vessels, arterioles, deliver oxygen-rich blood to capillaries
Capillaries form a capillary bed (that connect the arterioles and venules), where the interchange of oxygen, nutrients, waste products, and other substances with the extracellular fluid occurs
Blood from the capillary bed passes into thin-walled venules,
Venules drain into small veins that open into larger veins
The largest veins, the superior and inferior venae cavae, return low-oxygen blood to the heart
Abdominal aorta
Ascending aorta
Thoracic aorta
Coronary sinus
1
Superior vena cava
2
Inferior vena cava
The SVC drains the head, neck, chest, and free upper limbs.
Internal Jugular
1
Eksternal jugular
2
Vertebral vein
Superficial vein
Deep vein
Brachiocephalic vein
Azygos system
The IVC drains the abdomen, pelvis, and free lower limbs
Superficial vein
Deep vein
Posterior tibial vein Anterior tibial vein Popliteal vein Femoral vein