See Also: arteriole(medicine)
Arteriole(health)
arteriole(dictionary)
capillary arteriole(medicine)
superior macular arteriole(medicine)
afferent glomerular arteriole(medicine)
medial arteriole of retina(medicine)
efferent glomerular arteriole(medicine)
inferior macular arteriole(medicine)
superior temporal arteriole of retina(medicine)

Arteriole (health)


A small branch of an artery (a vessel that carries blood high in oxygen away from the heart to the body) leading to a capillary. The oxygenated hemoglobin (oxyhemoglobin) makes the blood in arteries and arterioles look bright red.