Which tiny vessels deliver nutrients to skin tissues?

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Capillaries are the tiny vessels that form the skin’s microcirculation, delivering nutrients and oxygen to skin cells and carrying away waste. Located in the dermis, they form networks around hair follicles and glands so nutrients can diffuse directly into tissues and support cell function, repair, and hydration. They also help regulate temperature by adjusting blood flow. Sweat glands and sebaceous glands aren’t vessels—they’re glands that secrete sweat and sebum, respectively. Plasma cells are immune cells, not transport vessels. So the vessels responsible for delivering nutrients to skin tissue are capillaries.