. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jul 1.

Published in final edited form as: Microcirculation. 2021 Apr 8;28(5):e12687. doi: 10.1111/micc.12687

Table 2.

Anatomical grouping used in each synthesis stage

Stage	Groups available for attachment

Pial Arteries	Pial Arteries
Long Penetrating Arteries/Arterioles	Pial Arteries
Short Penetrating Arteries/Arterioles	Pial Arteries
Pre-Capillary Arterioles	Long and Short Penetrating Arteries/Arterioles
Pre-Capillaries	Pre-Capillary Arterioles, Pre-Capillaries
Capillaries	Pre-Capillaries, Post-Capillaries
Post-Capillaries	Post-Capillary Venules, Post-Capillaries
Post-Capillary Venules	Long and Short Penetrating Veins/Venules
Long Ascending Veins/Venules	Pial Veins
Short Ascending Veins/Venules	Pial Veins
Pial Veins	Pial Veins