Vascular nerves

Vascular nerves are nerves which innervate arteries and veins. The vascular nerves control vasodilation and vasoconstriction, which in turn lead to the control and regulation of temperature and homeostasis.

Arteries and veins
Vessels
Arteries
  • Nutrient artery
  • Arteriole
    • Metarteriole
  • Elastic artery
Capillaries
  • Types
    • Continuous
    • Fenestrated
    • Sinusoidal
  • Precapillary sphincter
  • Precapillary resistance
Veins
  • Vena comitans
  • Superficial vein
  • Deep vein
  • Emissary veins
  • Venous plexus
  • Venule
Lymph
  • Lymphatic vessel
  • Lymph
  • Lymph capillary
Circulatory system
Systemic
Left heart → Aorta → Arteries → Arterioles → Capillaries → Venules → Veins → Vena cava → (Right heart)
Pulmonary
Right heart → Pulmonary arteries → Lungs → Pulmonary vein → (Left heart)
Microanatomy
  • Microvessel
  • Microcirculation
  • Tunica intima
    • Endothelium
    • Internal elastic lamina
  • Tunica media
  • Tunica externa
  • Vasa vasorum
  • Vasa nervorum
  • Vascular nerves
  • Rete mirabile
  • Circulatory anastomosis
Authority control
  • TA98: A14.2.00.045
Vascular nerves
Details
Identifiers
LatinNervi vasorum or nervi vascularorum
TAA14.2.00.045
FMA75449
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy


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