TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Microcirculation A1 - Chiang, Eric A1 - Desvarieux, Tricia A2 - Freeman, Brian S. A2 - Berger, Jeffrey S. PY - 2014 T2 - Anesthesiology Core Review: Part One Basic Exam AB - Microcirculation can be defined structurally as blood vessels less than 150 μm in diameter and encompasses the arterioles, capillaries, and venules. Structurally, capillaries consist of a single layer of epithelium along with a basement membrane. The parenchymal cells are arranged in close proximity to at least one capillary to ensure an adequate oxygen supply through passive diffusion. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/11/13 UR - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1102569519 ER -