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A backflow occurs when blood flows in the wrong direction within the heart or blood vessels. Blood flow is maintained by the action of muscles in surrounding tissues squeezing the heart and blood vessels. This provides pressure that causes the blood to move, and backflow is prevented by one-way valves keeping the flow of blood going in the correct direction. The tricuspid valve between the right atrium and right ventricle, and the mitral valve between the left atrium and left ventricle, prevent the blood from flowing the wrong way within the heart. Valves between the heart and the aorta and pulmonary artery prevent backflow of blood after the heart contracts. If valves become weakened by disease or blocked by blood clots or plaque so they do not close properly, backflow may occur.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoBlood enters the right atrium (RA) from the 2 great veins the Superior vena cavae and Inferior vena cavae (SVC and IVC).It then enters the right ventricle (RV) to be pumped at low pressure through the lungs.Oxygenated blood from the lungs returns to the left atrium (LA) and is pumped by the lef ventricle (LV) at hogh pressure through the various components of the systemic cirulation before returning again to the heart.
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∙ 12y agoa valve-prevents the back flow of blood and is found in the veins, as it works under a lower pressure than the artery.
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Flow of blood through the hears to the lungs?
The flow of blood from the heart to the lungs and back to the heart is called pulmonary circulation.
What regulates the flow of blood to the heart?
veins are responsible for bringing blood back to the heart.
What ensures that the blood does not flow back into the heart?
Semilunar valves
What is the flow of blood from the stomach to the heart and back to the stomach?
it just goes back
What is the flow of blood between the heart and lungs called?
The flow of blood from the heart to the lungs and back to the heart is called the pulmonary circulation.The blood flowing from the heart to the lungs would be deoxygenated and blood flowing towards the heart from the lungs would be oxygenated.
Does deoxygenated blood flow?
the heart is a double pump The heart pumps deoxigenated blood from the body through the heart and then through the lungs the back to the heart.
What structures prvents the flow of blood back into the heart after the venricles contract?
Valves prevent the backflow of blood, in this case the semilunar valves stop blood flowing back into the heart.
Do valves in the veins keep sluggish blood?
If your asking if they slow the blood down... no, they open to allow blood to flow with the beating of the heart, but close to prevent back flow/flowing away from the heart
Where do venous valves channel blood?
They prevent back flow and help to return blood to the heart.
What is the flow of blood from the heart through the arteries and veins and back to the heart?
That's called the circulatory system.
What are the three paths of blood circulation?
The three main paths are the pulmonary path which moves from the heart to the lungs and back, the somatic path where blood flows to the tissues and back and the flow of blood to the muscle of the heart and back.
From the capillaries blood flows into?
From the capillaries, blood will flow into the veins and pump the un-oxygenated blood back to the heart.
