Blood travels around the body in tubes called arteries, veins or capillaries Arteries carry blood away from the heart towards an organ Veins carry blood from an organ towards the heart.

A study conducted at the University of Pennsylvania has revealed the impact even smoking a vape with no nicotine can have on ...

Decreased venous oxygen saturation was also present in vapers whether or not the e-cigarettes contained nicotine.

Researchers have created an early map of some of the human body’s estimated 37.2 trillion cells. Each type of cell has a ...

The vessels designed for the return trip are your ... Veins make up a network of connecting tubes throughout the human body, ranging in size from 1 mm (about the size of a pencil point) to 2 ...

Your coronary arteries are two major blood vessels ... is when you get a blood clot in a vein deep in your body. This usually happens in your lower leg, thigh, or in your groin.

The heart is a muscle about the size of your fist. 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 ...

In order to get blood to the heart muscle of a by-pass patient more efficiently, surgeons first need to borrow veins or arteries from non-critical areas of the body and then stitch them into the ...