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

blood a pump (the heart) to push the blood around the body a system of tubes to contain the blood (arteries, veins and capillaries) The blood is the transport medium – it carries substances to ...

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 ...