A vessel through which blood circulates in the body.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/Circulatory_System_en.svg

consider adopting the EMAPA superclass 'vascular element', which includes microvasculature (e.g. capillaries), vascular plexus

Any of the vessels through which blood circulates in the body.[AAO], Any of the vessels through which blood circulates in the body. [XAO:0001011_][VHOG]

FMA:63183 Blood vessel is categorized as 'general anatomical term'. Suggestion to map to region of vascular tree from Terry H at JAX

vascular tree organ region, region of vascular tree organ

vascular element

uberon

vas sanguineum

The appearance of Chordata and subsequently the vertebrates is accompanied by a rapid structural diversification of this primitive linear heart: looping, unidirectional circulation, an enclosed vasculature, and the conduction system.[well established][VHOG]

UBERON:0001981

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon.owl, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/cl.owl

annelids have blood vessels, but this class is not applicable to annelids.

• cardiovascular system

• blood vessel development

• blood vasculature

• angiogenesis

• blood vessel morphogenesis

• blood vessel endothelium