Blood Vessels
Blood vessels are tubes that carry blood all around your body, including to your brain. Arteries carry oxygen-rich blood away from the heart, and veins carry blood back to the heart. If these vessels get blocked or burst, it can stop blood from reaching important parts of the body.
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- Understanding Strokes: What Happens When Blood Flow to the Brain is Interrupted? Blood vessels are tubes that carry blood all around your body, including to your brain. Arteries carry oxygen-rich blood away from the heart, and veins carry blood back to the heart. If these vessels get blocked or burst, it can stop blood from reaching important parts of the body.