Capillaries and Circulation
Capillaries
Types of Nutrition exchange via Capillaries
- Transcellular via exocytosis and endocytosis
- Paracellular via endothelium gaps
Types of Capillaries
graph TD
X{Types of Capillaries } ==>|closely fused tight junction| X1[Continues Capillary];
X1 ==>|highly controlled regions| X1a[BBB,Testies,Lungs];
X ==>|holes in cytoplasm of Endothelium| X2[Fenestrates Capillary];
X2==>|pasage of molecules| X2a[kidney, intestines];
X ==>|large empty space in endothelium and CT| X3[Sinusoiy Capillary];
X3 ==>|al:octicons-arrow-down-24: cells to pass through| X3a[bone marrow,spleen];
Types of Microcirculation
graph LR
x{types of Microcirculation} ==> x1(Arteriole-Capillary-Venule);
x ==> x2(Arteriole-Capillary-Atertiole);
x2 ==>x2a[@ Hypothalamus- to transport water soluble hormones to pitutary
faster];
x ==>x3(Venules-Capillaries-Venules);
x3 ==>x3a[@ Liver];
x ==>x4(Arterio-Venous fistula);