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. 2023 Feb 9;13(4):610. doi: 10.3390/ani13040610

Figure 2.

Figure 2

(a,b) shows the delicate pattern of vessels covering all the visible skin surface. Specialised anatomical structures called arteriovenous anastomoses (AVAs) connect arteries directly to veins, facilitating increases in peripheral blood flow without traversing capillary beds, permitting rapid and efficient heat loss [13]. Source—J Equine Vet Ed, 2021.