Varicose veins are veins that become large, twisted, and swollen. They are common on the back of the calves, knees, and thighs. Varicose veins are caused by valves in your veins that do not work properly. This causes blood to collect and increase pressure in the veins of your legs. The...
Arteries and veins (also called blood vessels) are tubes of muscle that your blood flows through. Arteries carry blood away from the heart to the rest of the body. Veins push blood back to your heart. You have a complex system of connecting veins and arteries throughout your body. ...
Veins carry deoxygenated blood towards your heart and are often located close to your skin. Veins don’t have a muscular layer like arteries do, so they rely on valves to keep your blood moving. Veins start as tiny blood vessels called venules, which become full-size veins as they come c...
Blood flows too quickly from the arteries and pushes on the walls of the veins. The walls weaken and become narrow. The artery walls also become weak. They begin to bulge from blood that is not able to go into the narrow veins. An AVM that has not burst usually causes no symptoms, ...
What type of blood vessels carry blood away from the heart? What structure will blood flow through directly after leaving the inferior vena cava? A. Right atrium B. Left atrium C. Left ventricle D. Right ventricle How do arteries and veins differ in the direction of blood flow?...
Blood Direction Depends on the type (away from or toward the heart) Toward the heart 9 Function Transport blood or lymph, facilitate exchange Return deoxygenated blood to the heart 13 Pressure Varies (high in arteries, low in veins) Lower than in arteries 5 Valves Present in veins and lymphat...
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Presents a summary on blood thinner that is most effective in the treatment of patients with blood clots in the veins. Overview of problems caused by blood clots in veins and its treatment; Reconsideration of the study that concluded the increased effectiveness of low-molecular weight heparin (...
ST elevation myocardial infarction". The ambulance attendant tells him that he is having a large heart attack which is potentially life-threatening and is being caused by an acute blockage of a major coronary artery by a blood clot that had formed on top of an unstable blockage of cholesterol...
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