21. Blood supply of the (canine and feline) skin and clinical importance

Question 1

21. Blood supply of the (canine and feline) skin and clinical importance

Answer 1

Blood supply
-different from humans(musculocutaneous vessels)→different
reconstructive tecniques
-direct cutaneous arteries(dogs and cats– most of the skin)
>parallel to the skin in the hypodermis
>arise from perforator arteries
-musculocutaneous arteries
>perpendicular to the skin surface
>supply small portions of the skin
-subdermal plexus is of major importance