Intercostal Arteries.–the intercostal arteries and veins are beautifully illustrated in the chart.  The veins return the blood to the heart.  The large ascending and descending venae cavae are seen in this illustration.
Meaning of artery.–from the fact that death arteries are empty, the ancients believed in to contain air, whence their name, derived from aer, air, [...]

Blood Vessels of the Body.–The blood-vessels of the human body consists of heart, arteries, veins and capillaries.  the heart and its wonders we have already referred to.  In this magnificent chart we are enabled to form some idea of the larger blood-vessels.  We see the main arterial tube of the body — the aorta — [...]