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==Introduction==

==Introduction==

Blood vessels are responsible for supplying the 'petrol' that runs all of mammalian physiology.  Without the vasculature to carry blood to and from tissues, they would die in the absence of nutrition and waste removal.  It is therefore crucial to consider their structural integrity and utilize their availability when considering any disease process requiring blood-borne healing factors, whether indigenous or introduced.

Blood vessels are responsible for supplying the 'petrol' that runs all of mammalian physiology.  Without the vasculature to carry blood to and from tissues, they would die in the absence of nutrition and waste removal.  It is therefore crucial to consider their structural integrity and utilize their availability when considering any disease process requiring blood-borne healing factors, whether indigenous or introduced.

==Response to Injury==

==Response to Injury==

When blood vessels are injured, the process of [[Haemostasis|haemostasis]] begins to prevent [[Haemorrhage - Pathology|blood loss]] from ruptured vessels. Normal haemostasis depends on a combination of events; the vascular response, which occurs mainly at capillary and small vessel level, the platelet (or thrombocyte) response, which also occurs in capillaries and small vessels, and the blood coagulation response which takes place in the arteries and veins.

When blood vessels are injured, the process of [[Haemostasis|haemostasis]] begins to prevent [[Haemorrhage|blood loss]] from ruptured vessels. Normal haemostasis depends on a combination of events; the vascular response, which occurs mainly at capillary and small vessel level, the platelet (or thrombocyte) response, which also occurs in capillaries and small vessels, and the blood coagulation response which takes place in the arteries and veins.

[[Category:WikiBlood]]

[[Category:WikiBlood]]