its a tiny blood vessel, so at one end would be the larger blood vessel and on the other end would be the portion of the body part it is supplying with oxygenated blood
Capillary is the name for any of the tiny blood vessels which connect the arteries to the veins.The word 'capillary' comes from the Latin 'capillaris'meaning 'about, or of, hair'
The capillaries connect arteries and veins. They are found throughout the body.
portal veins
The capillary beds in the tissues, where they connect the arterioles and venules together, which then fuse to form the arteries and veins.
Capillaries lead to the smallest venules. The capillaries connect arteries and veins.
Capillaries
The blood vessels in between arteries and veins are the capillaries. But, they do not link them together, rather, they both have openings, through their capillaries, into the interstitial space which is the space between the cells of the tissues of the body.
They are called capillary vessels. Some are so narrow that hemoglobin cells have to queue to go through them.
Capillary
a capillary
fluid entering the capillary
The capillaries are the blood vessels that connect arteries and veins. Capillaries are the site of gas exchange in the body.