The carotid arteries provide oxygen-rich blood to the brain and other parts of the head. In this article, learn more about their function and carotid artery disease.

The “human” is a 29-inch plastic skeletal model. The students construct blue veins, terracotta muscles, red arteries and more out of color-coded clay.

This heart anatomy diagram shows that blood flows from the right atrium into the right ventricle and out to the lungs (via the pulmonary artery) where it gets oxygen. The oxygen-rich blood goes ...

The arteries just keep on dividing, getting smaller and apparently disappearing into flesh. This makes Harvey’s continued conviction about the idea of circulation even more amazing.

Scientists have developed a way to 3D print models of various anatomical structures, including hearts, brains, arteries and bones. In the future, this process could be used to create 3D-printed ...

The model is part of the company’s app based, 3D platform called Complete Anatomy, which is a top-selling cloud-based medical education app from 3D4 Medical by Elsevier.