TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - The Vascular System A1 - Kelly, Karen L. A2 - Reisner, Howard M. PY - 2015 T2 - Pathology: A Modern Case Study AB - Blood moves through the vascular system secondary to pressure and osmotic gradients similar to a plumbing system, but, unlike our household pipes, the system of blood vessels is not made up of static and inflexible structures. The vascular system is dynamic and always changing to regulate blood flow to the body and its essential organs. The system of blood vessels with the heart at its center is critical for delivering oxygenated blood and essential nutrients to organs and tissues and removing and transporting waste products. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/19 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1115279455 ER -