Angina, stable - Moving blood around the body

Angina, stable

How your heart moves blood around your body

Two main types of blood vessels work together to carry blood through your body: arteries and veins.

Arteries are thick vessels that carry blood away from your heart. Most arteries carry blood to all of the cells in your body after the blood has picked up oxygen from your lungs.

Veins are thinner. Most veins carry blood back from your cells to your heart. From here, the blood is pumped to your lungs to pick up more oxygen.

This information was last updated on Apr 14, 2009

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