Term Name: arteriole
Synonyms:
Definition: Multi-tissue structure part of the blood vasculature. Feeds into capillaries. Arterioles carry blood away from the heart.
Appears at: Unknown
Evident until: Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult)
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005255]

Relationships
is part of: blood vasculature
is a type of: blood vessel
has subtype: afferent glomerular arteriole afferent lamellar arteriole efferent glomerular arteriole efferent lamellar arteriole

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