Each 2.54 square centimetre (a square inch) of human skin has six metres (20ft) of blood vessels. Veins hold about 65 per cent of the body's blood and have one-way valves tohelp blood move.

There are three types of blood vessel: arteries, veins and capillaries. The heart is a muscular organ that pumps blood around your circulatory system. The circulatory system is the heart and all ...

Lab-grown chicken nuggets are now closer to reality due to blood vessel-mimicking microfibers. Researchers at the University ...

The cardiovascular system, the human body’s circulatory system, is a vital network of organs and tissues such as the blood, heart, and blood vessels responsible for transporting blood. The circulatory ...

The jugular veins are blood vessels that carry deoxygenated blood from the head and neck back to the heart; by using it as a ...