Are blood vessels tissues or organs?

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Blood vessels are basically tubular organs found within other organs.

blood vessels can be called as organs. They are part of organ system. By definition an organ is one which is made of different tissues and contributes with other organs to a specific function in the body. Here blood vessels are made of different tissues like smooth muscle, epithelial tissue, elastic tissue etc.

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