10/26/2025
Did you know that the human body has more than 60,000 miles of blood vessels?
That’s enough to wrap around the planet more than twice! Blood vessels are the channels that carry blood throughout your body.
They include arteries, veins, and capillaries. Arteries deliver oxygen-rich blood from your heart to your organs and tissues.
Veins return oxygen-poor blood back to your heart. Capillaries are the smallest and most numerous blood vessels, where the exchange of oxygen, nutrients, and waste products occurs between the blood and the cells.
Blood vessels are essential for maintaining your health and homeostasis.