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artery vs vein

Property	artery	vein
Latin Name	arterial subtree	vascular element
Type	Vessel	Vessel
Body System	Cardiovascular	N/A
Body Region	N/A	N/A
Function	N/A	N/A
Clinical Significance	N/A	N/A
FMA ID	50720	50723

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Full structure pages

artery

arterial subtree

Cardiovascular

vein

vascular element