Which of the following characteristics distinguishes somatic capillaries from visceral capillaries?
Somatic (continuous) capillaries lack fenestrae, whereas visceral (fenestrated) capillaries are characterized by their presence. Both types of capillary possess a continuous basal lamina and are surrounded by occasional pericytes.
Presence or absence of fenestrae
Size of the lumen
Thickness of the vessel wall
Presence or absence of pericytes
Circulation