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It could be birthmarks.
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What is a skin hematoma?
Blood from a broken blood vessel that has accumulated under the skin.
What blood vessels are usually affected in cases of Acrocyanosis?
Mainly, blood vessels near the surface of the skin are affected
How does your skin help keep your body cool?
when its hot, the sweat keeps you cool. tiny blood vessels near the surface of the skin help to cool your blood.
When you are hot what do your vessels do to increase blood flow and reduce heat?
The blood vessels near the skin enlarge so that the hot blood is nearer the surface of the skin to transfer heat away from the body.
What are the finest blood vessels?
Capillaries are the small blood vessels that are near the surface of the skin. They connect arterioles and venules, and they are the smallest blood vessels in the body.
What is massed blood vessels on the skin's surface called?
A hemangioma is a mass of blood vessels on the skin's surface.
What blood vessel carries blood away from the heart of a earthworm?
There are two. The main one which is viewable through the skin is the dorsal blood vessel. The smaller one found under the intestine is the ventral blood vessel.
Do blood vessels increase in size to lose heat?
If a blood vessel has a larger diameter then there is an increased rate of blood flowing through that vessel per unit of time. This increased rate causes an increase in heat through the vessel. Thus constricting the diameter of the blood vessel will cause a decrease in the rate of blood flow, causing less heat and therefore increased heat loss.
Is a blood nose a sign of high blood pressure in a 65 year old?
That could be a symptom. But it could just as easily be a blood vessel too close to the surface of the skin. The only way to know is to see your doctor.
Which skin appendages aid in cooling the skin when the body temperature or the external environmental temperature is high?
RELAXING THE BLOOD VESSELS, SO INCREASE THE SURFACE AREA FOR THE BLOOD TO EXPOSE AND REDUCE THE HEAT EFFECT
How soon are purpura visible on the skin after blood vessel damage occurs from meningococcemia?
Quickly (within hours), the blood vessel damage increases and large bleeding areas on the skin (purpura) are seen.
Why does skin itch when it is healing?
Because all the white blood cells are going to fight the infection and the white blood cells come to the infected area and are near the surface of the skin causing an itching feeling.
