The location of the blood supply in random flaps.
The blood supply of random skin flaps in the pig is mainly in a microvascular plexus in the deeper layer of the dermis. However, there is vasculature in both the dermis and the subcutaneous fat, with good collaterals between the two systems.
D000818:Animals; D001808:Blood Vessels / Q000254:growth & development; D003097:Collateral Circulation; D012867:Skin / Q000098:blood supply; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013552:Swine; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous