All blood vessels are specifically structured to perform their function. For example, a capillary is microscopically thin to allow gases to exchange, the arteries are tough and flexible to cope ...

Your heart pumps blood and oxygen to all of the organs and tissues of the body through a network of “pipes” called arteries and veins. The heart muscle needs oxygen-rich blood to do its job. The ...

We're spending some time with a vascular surgeon from TidalHealth learning how important our veins and arteries are.

"I don’t understand how he missed my carotid artery and jugular vein… it’s not possible to cut somebody’s neck the way my ...