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A capillary is a small blood vessel, from 5 to 10 micrometres in diameter, and is part of the microcirculation system. Capillaries are microvessels and the smallest blood vessels in the body. They are composed of only the tunica intima (the innermost layer of an artery or vein), consisting of a thin wall of simple squamous endothelial cells. They are the site of the exchange of many substances from the surrounding interstitial fluid, and they convey blood from the smallest branches of the arteries (arterioles) to those of the veins (venules). Other substances which cross capillaries include wa
Capillaries are the tiniest blood vessels in your body, measuring just 5 to 10 micrometers across, and they form the final connection between arteries and veins. They matter because their extremely thin walls allow oxygen, nutrients, and other substances to pass between your blood and the surrounding tissues, making them essential for keeping your cells alive.
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- Anatomy.Name
- Capillary
- Anatomy.Latin
- vas capillare
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- Diagram of a capillary
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- Capillary system CERT.jpg
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- A simplified illustration of a capillary network
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- Circulatory system
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Research
199,620 papers- Capillary circulation in the brain.ReviewCerebrovascular and brain metabolism reviews · 1992Kuschinsky W, Paulson OB
- Pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis: a rare cause of pulmonary hypertension.ReviewArchives of pathology & laboratory medicine · 2015O'Keefe MC, Post MDDOI: 10.5858/arpa.2013-0500-RS
- Skeletal muscle capillary function: contemporary observations and novel hypotheses.ReviewExperimental physiology · 2013Poole DC, Copp SW, Ferguson SK et al.DOI: 10.1113/expphysiol.2013.073874
- Physiological factors influencing capillary growth.ReviewActa physiologica (Oxford, England) · 2011Egginton SDOI: 10.1111/j.1748-1716.2010.02194.x
- Blood flow in the cerebral capillary network: a review emphasizing observations with intravital microscopy.ReviewMicrocirculation (New York, N.Y. : 1994) · 1997Hudetz AGDOI: 10.3109/10739689709146787
- Characterization of the capillary network in skeletal muscles from 3D data.ReviewPhysiological research · 2011Eržen I, Janáček J, Kubínová LDOI: 10.33549/physiolres.931988
- Capillary flow disturbances after experimental subarachnoid hemorrhage: A contributor to delayed cerebral ischemia?Microcirculation (New York, N.Y. : 1994) · 2019Anzabi M, Angleys H, Aamand R et al.DOI: 10.1111/micc.12516
- Capillary resistance tests.A.M.A. archives of dermatology and syphilology · 1951HARE FW Jr, MILLER AJDOI: 10.1001/archderm.1951.01570100066012
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