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Blood Vessel Disorders - Overview, FAQs - dermatologychannel (771 words) |
 | The blood supply in the skin (cutaneous blood supply) is delivered by an interconnecting network of small arteries (arterioles), veins (venules), and tiny vessels called capillaries that connect the arterioles to the venules. |
| In the embryo, certain cells are responsible for stimulating blood vessel development. |
| These are tiny dilated blood vessels found in the skin's surface layer. |
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Blood vessel Summary (1458 words) |
| The term "arterial blood" is nevertheless used to indicate blood high in oxygen, although the pulmonary artery carries "venous blood" and blood flowing in the pulmonary vein is rich in oxygen. |
| Blood vessels do not actively engage in the transport of the blood (they have no appreciable peristalsis), but arteries - and veins to a degree - can regulate their caliber by contraction of the muscular layer. |
| Atherosclerosis, the formation of lipid lumps (atheromas) in the blood vessel wall, is the prime cause of cardiovascular disease, the main cause of death in the Western world. |
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