The Brain's Vascular Network (IMAGE)

Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont

The Brain's Vascular Network

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The brain's vascular network, shown in this image, consists of arteries, which penetrate into the brain to feed a vast capillary network, which is then drained by veins.

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Courtesy of Thomas Longden

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