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Venules are the microscopic vessels that continue from the capillaries and merge to form veins. Veins carry blood back to the atria, leading to the heart...

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What is the difference between a vein and venule?

A vein is larger than a venule. It is also closer to the heart and farther from the capillaries than a venule.


What is a venule what is its length?

A venule is a smaller version of a vein.


What is a tiny vein?

A tiny vein is known as a venule. A tiny artery is an arteriole.


What structure within a capillary bed shunts blood from arteriole to venule?

Artery -> Arteriole -> Capillary -> Venule -> Vein


What is a venule?

a smaller version of a vein.


What is a small vein known as?

capillaries or blood vessels


What kind of vessel gives blood to a capillary?

Either a arteriole on the artery side or a venule on the vein side of the bed.


Which vessels carry blood between arterioles and venules?

Heart > artery > arteriole > capillary > venule > vein > heart


What is the Medical term meaning tubes that carry the blood?

It's called blood vessel. it can be of following type viz Artery, Vein, Arteriole, Venule, Capillary.


Blood leaves the capillary thorugh a tube called a?

Blood leaves a capillary through a venule, a small vein. At that point, the blood is making its journey back towards the heart.


Which word means small vein?

The word that means small vein is "venule." Venules are small blood vessels that collect blood from capillaries and transport it to larger veins. They play a crucial role in the circulatory system by facilitating the return of deoxygenated blood to the heart.


What is the difference between arteriole and venule blood flow?

An arteriole transports oxygenated blood from the arteries to the capillary beds and a venule transports de-oxygenated blood from the capillary beds to the veins.