blood vessel

tubular structure which carries blood
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blood vessel
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blood vessel

Summary

blood vessel is an organ type[1]. It draws 1,553 Wikipedia views per month (organ_type category, ranking #33 of 50).[2]

Key Facts

  • blood vessel's instance of is recorded as organ type[3].
  • blood vessel's instance of is recorded as class of anatomical entity[4].
  • blood vessel is a type of vessel[5].
  • blood vessel is a type of general anatomical term[6].
  • blood vessel is a type of particular anatomical entity[7].
  • blood vessel is part of circulatory system[8].
  • blood vessel is used for blood circulation[9].
  • blood vessel's Commons category is recorded as Blood vessels[10].
  • blood vessel comprises tunica adventitia of blood vessel[11].
  • blood vessel comprises tunica media[12].
  • blood vessel comprises tunica intima[13].
  • blood vessel's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Blood vessels[14].
  • blood vessel's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[15].
  • blood vessel's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 2[16].
  • blood vessel's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17].
  • blood vessel's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18].
  • blood vessel's studied by is recorded as vascular biology[19].
  • blood vessel's disjoint union of is recorded as list of values as qualifiers[20].
  • blood vessel's contains is recorded as blood[21].
  • blood vessel's development of anatomical structure is recorded as blood vessel development[22].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include organ type[3] and class of anatomical entity[4]. Recorded subclass of include vessel[5], general anatomical term[6], and particular anatomical entity[7].

Use and Application

blood vessel is used for blood circulation[9]. Components include tunica adventitia of it[11], a class of anatomical entity[23]; tunica media[12], a class of anatomical entity[24]; and tunica intima[13], a class of anatomical entity[25]. It is part of circulatory system[8].

Why It Matters

blood vessel draws 1,553 Wikipedia views per month (organ_type category, ranking #33 of 50).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Described by source Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary, Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 2, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary +1
    Has part(s) tunica adventitia of blood vessel, tunica media, tunica intima
    Development of anatomical structure blood vessel development
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|5 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 4567, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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