Vasa vasorum

The vasa vasorum is a network of small blood vessels that supply the walls of large blood vessels, such as elastic arteries (e.g., the aorta) and large veins (e.g., the venae cavae). The name derives from Latin, meaning 'the vessels of the vessels'. The vasa vasorum is a network of small blood vessels that supply the walls of large blood vessels, such as elastic arteries (e.g., the aorta) and large veins (e.g., the venae cavae). The name derives from Latin, meaning 'the vessels of the vessels'. Studies conducted with 3-dimensional microcomputed tomography (3D Micro-CT) on pig and human arteries from different vascular beds have shown that there are three different types of vasa vasorum: