The
Microcirculation
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VENOUS
03
ARTERIAL
02
INACTIVE
TISSUES
ARTERIAL
02
ACTIVE
SKELETAL
MUSCLE
VENOUS
02
V0L.f
Fig.
7.1.5:
Oxygen extraction in inactive skin tissue (top) and active skeletal muscle
tissue (bottom). From Rushmore
(1972).
Fig.
7.1.6:
Arteriole
.-------
True capillaries
-----
----.---Smooth
muscle
--
Vasodilation
Illustration
of
the vasomotion in
a
capillary network. From Rushmore
(1
972).
