Arteries and veins are fundamental components of the circulatory system, playing distinct yet complementary roles in the transportation of blood throughout the body. While both are blood vessels, they exhibit notable differences in structure, function, and the composition of blood they carry. Introduction: The blood vessels in your body cover more than 60,000 km. There…
Introduction Three different types of blood vessels make up our circulatory system: capillaries, veins, and arteries. Unlike veins, which bring blood to the heart, arteries move blood away from the heart. The walls of arteries are more elastic and thicker than those of veins because they carry the blood that the heart pumps out. This…
Introduction In the distal part of the adductor magnus muscle, the popliteal artery is a deeply situated continuation of the femoral artery opening. It passes through the popliteal fossa before dividing into the anterior and posterior tibial arteries at the popliteus muscle’s bottom border. The popliteal artery, which crosses the intercondylar fossa, is the deepest…
The brachial artery is a major blood vessel situated in the upper arm. It is one of the main arteries responsible for supplying oxygenated blood to the arm and forearm regions. Arising from the axillary artery at the lower border of the teres major muscle, the brachial artery descends along the medial aspect of the…
Introduction The superior mesenteric artery (SMA) is a major blood vessel in the human body, arising from the abdominal aorta just below the celiac artery at the level of the first lumbar vertebra It begins at the level of the L1 vertebrae on the anterior surface of the aorta, about 1 centimetre below the celiac…
