[The pulmonary arteries and veins of miniature swine, together with a common view of their supportive and stabilizing functions in the lung].
With respect to distribution and flow, the Vasa pulmonalia resemble those of the normal grown domestic pig to a great extent. The present article investigates whether, like the human lung (Hayek, 1970), the arrangement of the blood vessels has a function over and above that of directing blood; that is to say, a mechanical function. The arteries through which the blood streams act as flexible supporting structures, and the veins as elastic holding structures, for the quadrupede animal also.
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Institut für Tieranatomie, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.
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Tröger
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D000818:Animals; D004548:Elasticity; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000098:blood supply / Q000502:physiology*; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology; D013552:Swine; D013556:Swine, Miniature / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology