Disability insurance pays you a partial amount of your regular wages if you become disabled and are unable to work. Monthly benefits usually last for a specific number of years or until you turn age 65. As a rule, benefits stop once you reach your retirement age under Social Security.
1. blood vessel-a vessel in which blood circulates. arteria, arterial blood vessel, artery-a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body. vas, vessel-a tube in which a body fluid circulates.
Blood Vessels Blood vessels form a network throughout the body to transport blood to all the body cells. There are three majortypes of blood vessels: arteries, veins, and capillaries. All three are shown in Figure 23.3and described below.FIGURE 23.3 Blood vessels include arteries, veins,and capillaries.