TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Peripheral Vascular System—Hemodynamics A1 - McDonough, Kathleen H. A1 - Hall, Stanley M. A2 - Levitzky, Michael A2 - McDonough, Kathleen A2 - Kaye, Alan David A2 - Hall, Stanley Y1 - 2021 N1 - T2 - Clinical Physiology in Anesthetic Practice AB - The vascular component of the cardiovascular system consists of the arteries and their multiple branches, which carry blood away from the heart; the capillaries, which are one cell layer thick so that exchange can occur between the blood and the interstitial space and tissue cells; and the veins and their multiple branches, which carry blood back to the heart. The functions of the different conduits that carry blood are matched by the anatomy of the vessels. SN - PB - McGraw Hill CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/08 UR - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1175534362 ER -