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Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom  I didn't say the blood supplies "don't extend to the claws", I'm saying it's not an "artery" in the most technical sense - it's most likely a branching arteriole and a capillary bed.
To me, it's actually very important to distinguish btwn an artery (main branch) and an arteriole (minor/smaller branch)...as evidenced too by the definition you provided above. Nipping an artery, for example, branching off of the aorta is a far different matter than nipping an arteriole or a capillary bed.
I think we're basically saying the same thing, aren't we? We're just disagreeing on how to say it. |
Yes, we're just being territorial, like our dogs, LOL! Nipping an artery will lead to much greater blood loss than nipping an arteriole, but both are under pressure.