Table 5 Selected fields in the Vessels table.

From: Anatomical structures, cell types, and biomarkers of the healthy human blood vasculature

Field

Distinct vessels

Distinct values

Values, examples, or description

VesselType

993

7

chamber, artery, arteriole, capillary, venule, vein, sinus

VesselSubType

20

3

capillaries: continuous, fenestrated, sinusoid

BodyPart

993

50

kidney, liver, brain, arm, leg, pelvis, abdominal cavity, etc.

BodySubPart

48

30

specific anatomic structure supplied or drained

PortalSystem

56

3

hepatic, hypophyseal, renal

Sex

35

2

female, male

Anastomoses

103

86

marginal artery of Drummond → branches of superior mesenteric artery

ArteryVeinConnects

25

20

liver arteriole ←  → hepatic sinusoid

ArteryVeinPairs

350

350

left renal artery ← … → left renal vein

ForBranchesSee

153

26

anterior superior segmental branch of right hepatic vein → segmental hepatic vein

VirtualVesselOfList

29

29

segmental hepatic vein → represents 8 vessels

BranchSequence

682

17

the order in which vessels branch from a parent vessel

SpatialReferenceObjectFemale

71

71

pointers to 3D female reference objects

SpatialReferenceObjectMale

76

76

pointers to 3D male reference objects