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Continuous capillary

The diameter of a continuous capillary is about equal to the width of a single red blood cell. Usually only one endothelial cell nucleus is visible in cross section, but sometimes two are visible. The cytoplasm of these cells is greatly attenuated and no fenestrations are present. A capillary has no additional tunics, but a pericyte may lie within the basal lamina of the endothelium. 1000x

Capillaries <p>The diameter of a continuous capillary is about equal to the width of a single red blood cell. Usually only one endothelial cell nucleus is visible in cross section, but sometimes two are visible. The cytoplasm of these cells is greatly attenuated and no fenestrations are present. A capillary has no additional tunics, but a pericyte may lie within the basal lamina of the endothelium. 1000x</p>

Capillaries

The diameter of a continuous capillary is about equal to the width of a single red blood cell. Usually only one endothelial cell nucleus is visible in cross section, but sometimes two are visible. The cytoplasm of these cells is greatly attenuated and no fenestrations are present. A capillary has no additional tunics, but a pericyte may lie within the basal lamina of the endothelium. 1000x

- Endothelial cell nuclei <p>The diameter of a continuous capillary is about equal to the width of a single red blood cell. Usually only one endothelial cell nucleus is visible in cross section, but sometimes two are visible. The cytoplasm of these cells is greatly attenuated and no fenestrations are present. A capillary has no additional tunics, but a pericyte may lie within the basal lamina of the endothelium. 1000x</p>

- Endothelial cell nuclei

The diameter of a continuous capillary is about equal to the width of a single red blood cell. Usually only one endothelial cell nucleus is visible in cross section, but sometimes two are visible. The cytoplasm of these cells is greatly attenuated and no fenestrations are present. A capillary has no additional tunics, but a pericyte may lie within the basal lamina of the endothelium. 1000x

Arteriole <p>The diameter of a continuous capillary is about equal to the width of a single red blood cell. Usually only one endothelial cell nucleus is visible in cross section, but sometimes two are visible. The cytoplasm of these cells is greatly attenuated and no fenestrations are present. A capillary has no additional tunics, but a pericyte may lie within the basal lamina of the endothelium. 1000x</p>

Arteriole

The diameter of a continuous capillary is about equal to the width of a single red blood cell. Usually only one endothelial cell nucleus is visible in cross section, but sometimes two are visible. The cytoplasm of these cells is greatly attenuated and no fenestrations are present. A capillary has no additional tunics, but a pericyte may lie within the basal lamina of the endothelium. 1000x

Venule <p>The diameter of a continuous capillary is about equal to the width of a single red blood cell. Usually only one endothelial cell nucleus is visible in cross section, but sometimes two are visible. The cytoplasm of these cells is greatly attenuated and no fenestrations are present. A capillary has no additional tunics, but a pericyte may lie within the basal lamina of the endothelium. 1000x</p>

Venule

The diameter of a continuous capillary is about equal to the width of a single red blood cell. Usually only one endothelial cell nucleus is visible in cross section, but sometimes two are visible. The cytoplasm of these cells is greatly attenuated and no fenestrations are present. A capillary has no additional tunics, but a pericyte may lie within the basal lamina of the endothelium. 1000x

Main Slide Capillaries - Endothelial cell nuclei Arteriole Venule