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What is the different between capillary and valve?
A capilliary is a minute blood vessel - a valve is something found usually in a vein or artery - which stops blood flowing 'backwards'
What do veins have to prevent blood from flowing backward?
One-way valves prevent the back flow of bloodThere are tiny one way valves throughout a vein. These stop blood from flowing backwards. Interestingly, when these valves in veins in the legs malfunction, the result are varicose veins.
What prevents blood from flowing backward in vein?
Blood is a constant whereabout in our bodies. As of such a frequent heartbeat exists within our system. Which causes the blood within our bodies to flow forward, in lamense terms it produces a very large push for the blood to distribute it's nutrients throughout the body and back within our heart and out again. This constant push is what prevents blood from flowing backwards in your veins.
What describes the blood flowing in a vein?
It moves toward the heart
As the blood leaves the kidney it is flowing through the?
Renal vein
How does venous blood return from the lower limb to the heart?
Firstly blood returns to the heart by the continuous pumping of the heart itself as blood is continously pushed from the chambers of the heart. Secondly the veins have valves which prevent the blood from flowing backwards. Thirdly the contraction of the muscles help to push the blood back to the heart. Hope this helps.
What is a device that would keep blood flowing backward through a vein?
i think you mean bypass
Why is it easier to stop blood flowing from a vein than an artery?
the blood flowing in a vein is under a lot less pressure than in an artery, generally veins carry blood back towards the heart from the various parts of your body whereas arteries are the main outlet distributers from the heart itself.
If a man cut their vein they can live or die?
If the blood is allowed to continue flowing, then the man would eventually die from blood loss.
Why are valves present in veins but now in arteries?
valves are only present in veins to stop the blood to move backwards through the vein but in arteries the muscle puts alot of pressure on the blood which stops it from moving in the wrong direction
Is the walls of a artery thicker than a vein?
Veins have thin walls because blood that flows through them is usually low in pressure while the blood that flows through the arteries are usually of high pressure. The walls are thick to prevent bursting.
How are the jobs of a vein and an artery the same and how are the different?
They're both blood vessels. But unlike a artery which carries oxygenated blood away from the heart, the veins carry de-oxygenated blood back to the heart where it can exchange gases in the lungs later. Also, veins have valves (to prevent blood flowing backwards) where as arteries generally do not.
