All-Important Connectors Between Arterioles And Venules

The cardiovascular system is also known as blood-vascular, and the circulatory, system. It consists of a muscular pump, (the heart) and a system of tubes that transport blood to and from the heart. Vessels that carry blood away from the heart are called arteries; those carry blood toward the heart are known as veins. Smaller arterioles are called arterioles; the smaller veins are known as venules. The all-important connectors between arterioles and venules are the capillary beds, in which the actual exchange between the blood and tissues occur (Fried and Headmen’s, 1999).

The heart is powerful muscular pump, it pumps the blood throughout all the body, Blood supply the body with oxygen and nutrients, and helps in removing the waste such as