Medicine, Anatomy, Arteries and Veins
"Schlagadern - Blutadern" (Arteries and Veins)
Female and male human bodies side by side showing arteries and venes.
Lithograph by J. Honegger after the drawing by C. Aulich.
Published in "Naturgeschichte und Abbildung der Menschen"
By Heinrich Rudolf Schinz.
Zurich, 1827
Original antique print
Light general age toning. Light spot in upper right corner. Very minor traces of age and use
Image ca. 23,5 x 22 cm (ca. 9.3 x 8.7")
Page size: 37.5 x 27.3 cm (ca. 14.8 x 10.7")
Veins are blood vessels that carry blood towards the heart. Most veins carry deoxygenated blood from the tissues back to the heart; exceptions are the pulmonary and umbilical veins, both of which carry oxygenated blood to the heart. In contrast to veins, arteries carry blood away from the heart.
The largest artery is the aorta, the main high-pressure pipeline connected to the heart's left ventricle. The aorta branches into a network of smaller arteries that extend throughout the body. The arteries' smaller branches are called arterioles and capillaries
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