Chapter 9 :: Cutaneous Vasculature Flashcards
1
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Control of blood flow through skin microvessels have a special and critical role in thermoregulation not performed by other segments of the vasculature
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2
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Composed of paired arterioles and venules that form an interconnected network of vessels coursing on a plane parallel to and just beneath the epidermal surface
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Superficial vascular plexus (SVP)
3
Q
Principal cell responsible for maintaining blood fluidity, and they may be altered when needed to actively promote clot formation.
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Vascular ECs
4
Q
Professional antigen-presenting cells
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Langerhans cells and dermal dendritic cells
