- Arteries are elastic vessels that transport oxygen rich blood away from the heart, where they need to go.
- Capillaries are extremely thinner than hair vessels located within the tissues of the body that transport blood from the arteries to the veins.
- Veins are elastic vessels that carry deoxygenated blood to the lungs where they receive oxygen and transport oxygen reach blood to the heart.
- Sinusoids are extremely small vessels located within the liver, spleen and bone marrow.
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