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Table 1 Features of the schematics of the microcirculation in the physiology textbooks

From: Are the precapillary sphincters and metarterioles universal components of the microcirculation? An historical review

Fulton “Textbook of Physiology”

Fulton: Howell’s Textbook of Physiology. 15th ed., 1946

MA (−)

PS (−)

Fulton: Textbook of Physiology. 16th ed., 1949

MA (−)

PS (−)

 Source: Zweifach [9], figure 1 (Fig. 3 in the present article)

 Legends: capillaries, a–v capillaries and their relations to arterioles and venules

 Credit: from Zweifach, Amer. J. Anat., 1936–1937, 60: 473–714

Fulton: Textbook of Physiology. 17th ed., 1955

MA (+)

PS (+)

 Source: Zweifach et al. [11], figure 1 (Fig. 8 in the present article)

 Legends: schematic diagram of ideal capillary bed

 Credit: according to Chambers and Zweifach

Guyton “Textbook of Medical Physiology”

Guyton: Textbook of Medical Physiology. 1st ed., 1956

MA (+)

PS (+)

 Source: Chambers and Zweifach [17], figure 1 (Fig. 6 in the present article)

 Legends: functional anatomy of the capillaries

 Credit: redrawn from Chambers, R., and Zweifach, B.W.: Am. J. Anat, 75: 179, 1944

Guyton: Textbook of Medical Physiology. 2nd–4th ed., 1961–1971

MA (+)

PS (+)

 Source: Zweifach [13], figure 2 (Fig. 7 in the present article)

 Legends: overall structure of capillary bed

 Credit: from Zweifach: Factors regulating blood pressure, Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation, 1950

Guyton: Textbook of Medical Physiology. 6th–9th ed., 1981–1996

MA (+)

PS (+)

 Source: Zweifach [13], figure 2 (Fig. 7 in the present article)

 Legends: structure of mesenteric capillary bed

 Credit: from Zweifach: Factors regulating blood pressure, Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation, 1950

Guyton: Textbook of Medical Physiology. 10th–11th ed., 2000–2005

MA (+)

PS (+)

 Source: Zweifach [13], figure 2 (Fig. 7 in the present article)

 Legends: structure of mesenteric capillary bed

 Credit: redrawn from Zweifach: Factors regulating blood pressure, Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation, 1950

Berne and Levy “Cardiovascular Physiology”

Berne and Levy: Cardiovascular Physiology. 1st–4th ed., 1967–1981

MA (+)

PS (+)

 Source: original drawing (Fig. 9 in the present article)

 Legends: schematic drawing of the microcirculation

 Credit: after Zweifach

Berne and Levy: Cardiovascular physiology. 5th ed., 1986

MA (+)

PS (+)

 Source: original drawing (Fig. 9 in the present article)

 Legends: schematic drawing of the microcirculation

 Credit: none

Berne and Levy: Cardiovascular Physiology. 6th–9th ed., 1992–2002

MA (+)

PS (−)

 Source: original drawing (Fig. 9 in the present article)

 Legends: composite schematic drawing of the microcirculation

 Credit: none

Bard/Mountcastle “Medical Physiology”

Bard: Medical Physiology. 11th ed., 1961

Mountcastle: Medical Physiology. 14th ed., 1980

Fig. 5 (1961), Fig. 43-1 (1980)

MA (+)

PS (+)

 Source: Zweifach [13], figure 1 (Fig. 5 in the present article)

 Legends: camera lucida drawing of the microcirculation in mesentery of cat

 Credit: From Zweifach: Third conference on factors regulating blood pressure, New York, 1950, Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation

Fig. 6 (1961), Fig. 43-2 (1980)

MA (−)

PS (−)

 Source: Zweifach [13], figure 4 (Fig. 4 in the present article)

 Legends: camera lucida drawing of capillary bed in mesentery of dog

 Credit: From Zweifach: Third conference on factors regulating blood pressure, New York, 1950, Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation

Johnson “Essential Medical Physiology”

Johnson: Essential Medical Physiology. 1st–3rd ed., 1992–2003

MA (+)

PS (+)

 Source: original drawing (Fig. 1 in the present article)

 Legends: schematic diagram of the microcirculation

 Credit: none

Boron and Boulpaep “Medical Physiology”

Boron and Boulpaep: Medical Physiology. 1st–2nd ed., 2003–2008

MA (+)

PS (+)

 Source: original drawing (Fig. 2 in the present article)

 Legends: idealized microcirculation circuit

 Credit: none

Ross et al. “Histology”

Ross and Reith: Histology. 1st ed., 1985

MA (+)

PS (+)

Ross, Kaye and Pawlina: Histology. 4th ed., 2003

MA (+)

PS (+)

 Source: Zweifach et al. [11], figure 1 (Fig. 8 in the present article)

 Legends: diagram of the microcirculation

 Credit: courtesy of Zweifach

Ross and Pawlina: Histology. 5th ed., 2006

MA (+)

PS (+)

 Source: Zweifach et al. [11], figure 1 with modification (Fig. 8 in the present article)

 Legends: diagram of the microcirculation

 Credit: none

  1. MA Meta-arterioles, PS precapillary sphincters