Capillary

A microscopic blood vessel connecting arteries to veins. The blood constituents seep through these tiny vessels in the systemic (body) circulation and pulmonary (lung) circulation. Their walls are extremely thin and allow oxygen, carbon dioxide, glucose and other chemicals to pass to and fro between the blood and the surrounding cells in the body organs, … Read more

Blood Pressure

Blood pressure is a measure of the force that the heart and blood vessels exert on the walls of the arteries as blood flows through them. It is expressed as two numbers: systolic pressure (the peak pressure when the heart contracts and pumps blood out) over diastolic pressure (the pressure during relaxation between beats), measured … Read more

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