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Valves in the veins prevent the blood from flowing backward or from pooling.

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What Valves inside the veins prevent blood from flowing from the heart?

The blood in veins is not under direct pressure from the heart. It has little valves inside to prevent blood from flowing backwards away from the heart. These valves inside the veins prevent the backflow of blood in veins. They encourage the one-directional flow of blood to the heart.


Valves inside the veins prevent blood from flowing what to the heart?

to your mom


Do valves inside the veins prevent blood from flowing into the heart?

The blood in veins is not under direct pressure from the heart. It has little valves inside to prevent blood from flowing backwards away from the heart. These valves inside the veins prevent the backflow of blood in veins. They encourage the one-directional flow of blood to the heart.


Valves inside veins prevent blood from flowing?

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Valves inside the veins prevent blood from flowing where?

Heart valves help prevent blood from flowing backwards through the chambers of the heart. They open only one way to allow blood to flow through to the next chamber, and close against flow of blood from the other directon.


What do veins have which prevent blood from flowing towards the heart?

Veins have valves which stop the blood from flowing backwards


Does a cartilage prevent blood from flowing backwards in veins?

no


What body systems include valves?

Your cardiovascular system does. Inside the heart and veins, they exist to prevent blood from flowing backwards by acting as a one-way path.


What prevent blood from flowing backward in blood vessels?

veins have valves in them that prevent backflow


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.


Does blood flow backwards in elderly people?

Blood veins have valves that prevent blood from flowing backwards.


What type of veins contain valves?

In the large veins. Because in the large veins the blood must fight the gravity, the blood is flowing up, there are valves in them to prevent the blood to fall down again.