Rete mirabile
Complex of arteries and veins lying very close to each other / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A rete mirabile (Latin for "wonderful net"; pl.: retia mirabilia) is a complex of arteries and veins lying very close to each other, found in some vertebrates, mainly warm-blooded ones. The rete mirabile utilizes countercurrent blood flow within the net (blood flowing in opposite directions) to act as a countercurrent exchanger. It exchanges heat, ions, or gases between vessel walls so that the two bloodstreams within the rete maintain a gradient with respect to temperature, or concentration of gases or solutes. This term was coined by Galen.[1][2]
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TA98 | A12.0.00.013 |
TA2 | 3928 |
FMA | 76728 |
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