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Anatomy & Physiology · Chapter 20
Artery, Vein & Capillary
Three vessel types, three very different jobs — carrying blood
away
, bringing it
back
, or
exchanging
with tissues. Switch between them.
Artery
Three vessel types
away · back · exchange
🔴 Artery
🔵 Vein
🟣 Capillary
📷 Reference image
A real labeled figure to compare with the interactive above.
Artery, Vein & Capillary — OpenStax, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
