Arteries, veins, capillaries, vessel wall layers, hemodynamics, resistance vessels, capillary exchange pressures, hepatic and hypothalamic-pituitary portal systems, kidney microcirculation, and venous return.
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In one line: what is the vascular (blood vessel) system for?
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