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Why is the caliber of the anastomosis insufficient to keep the tissue alive should one of the arteries become blocked?
Why is the caliber of the anastomosis insufficient to keep the tissue alive should one of the arteries become blocked?
- The anastomosis is unrelated to tissue survival
- The anastomosis is too small (correct)
- The anastomosis is too large
- The anastomosis is not present in the body
What happens in some areas of the body, like the tips of the fingers and toes?
What happens in some areas of the body, like the tips of the fingers and toes?
- Capillaries form a network
- Direct connections occur between arteries and veins without capillaries (correct)
- Veins become blocked
- Arteries become blocked
What are capillaries?
What are capillaries?
- Large blood vessels that connect arterioles to venules
- Microscopic vessels connecting arteries to veins
- Direct connections between arteries and veins
- Small blood vessels that connect arterioles to venules (correct)
