<prompt> Which of the following statements about cutaneous shuntvessels is true?Perform nutritive functionHave role in thermoregulationNot under the control of autonomic nervous systemThese vessels are evenly distributed throughout the skin  <response>: These are low resistance connection between the aerioles and veins bypassing the capillariesAbundantly innervated by sympathetic nerve fibresEspecially found in skin of fingers, toes and earlobes where they are involved in the thermoregulationRef: Medical Physiology Indu Khurana 2015 edition page No: 237 