“River systems are similar to the blood vessels of our body. If the vessels get choked, or toxic, the body will die. And if the tributaries and the rivers get toxic or choked, they will die,” he said ...

The aorta is the largest blood vessel in the body, carrying oxygen-rich blood from the heart to every organ and tissue. It begins at the left ventricle, extends upward through the chest to form ... of ...

The pleura is comprised of two layers: The visceral and parietal pleura join at the hilum, which serves as the point of entry for blood vessels, nerves ... breathe from just under the skin of the neck ...

Right ventricular heart failure causes the veins to bulge as blood accumulates. This condition occurs when the pressure in blood vessels is ... swelling in the neck, face, chest, and arms ...

They are strong enough to support the skeleton and protect the vital organs in the chest cavity ... they can press on and constrict nerves and blood vessels, which can create a condition called ...

Department of Anesthesiology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, ...

One bullet had passed through his neck, grazing his eye before exiting near his ear. Another was lodged in his chest and required surgical removal. Barkley also had an entry wound in his shoulder ...

The agency OK’d an artificial vessel to restore blood flow in patients, even though its own scientists flagged questionable study results and potentially fatal ruptures of the product.

For most of us, our body compensates by tightening the blood vessels in the lower half of the body. In POTS patients, however, that constriction of blood vessels doesn't happen. Instead ...

Angiogenesis is the growth of blood vessels from the existing vasculature. The process occurs throughout life in both health and disease, beginning in utero and continuing on through old age. It is ...

Shaped like a cone, the liver is a dark reddish-brown organ that weighs about 3 pounds. There are 2 distinct sources that supply blood to the liver, including the following: Oxygenated blood flows in ...