capillary

Medical term Routine Blood Collections

The smallest blood vessel, where oxygen, nutrients and wastes pass between blood and tissue. A skin puncture collects blood from these vessels.

Sources

• Anatomy and Physiology 2e, Chapter 20 Key Terms · OpenStax
• WHO Guidelines on Drawing Blood: Best Practices in Phlebotomy (2010); official WHO IRIS PDF, also published as NCBI Bookshelf NBK138650 · World Health Organization

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