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How does venous blood return from the lower limb to the heart?
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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.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 7y agoThe blood can travel along the lower limb in two different ways. The blood leaving from the dorsal venous vein drain into the great saphenous vein and then into the femoral vein. The blood leaving from the plantar venous arch drain into the anterior tibidal, posterior tibidal, and fibular veins. These veins then drain into the small saphenous vein, the popliteal vein, and the femoral vein.
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∙ 14y agoVeins do return blood to the heart, including from the foot. Arteries take blood from the heart out to the body
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∙ 14y agoit returns via your inferior vena cava and enters the right atrium.
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What does the venous return depend on?
The veins act as a blood reservoir, because of the ease of distending them. 55-60% of blood is in systemic veins which is important for blood pressure. The volume of blood returned to the right atrium of the heart per minute is called the venous return. Generally venous return is equal to cardiac output, due to the closed system of the circulation, except for minor transient periods. A number of factors affecting the venous return are: Smooth muscle: Due to presence of smooth muscle, the diameter of the veins can be altered by sympathetic discharge(normally vasoconstrictive), adrenaline and angiotensin II (cause venoconstriction). But because the diameters of veins are large, venoconstriction has little effect on peripheral resistance. Elasticity of the heart: If the elasticity decreases, then the ability to fill the heart is reduced. valves: one way valves in the veins (not in large veins) ease blood flow to heart. Muscle pump: When muscles, particularly leg muscles contract, the thin walled veins are squeezed and the blood is forced towards heart, when muscles relax, blood enters the veins, but only from the arterial side. This is an important mechanism for facilitating venous return. Respiratory pump: Breathing in causes negative pressure in thorax causing a suction effect, i.e. the pressure gradient pushing blood towards the right atrium is increased, thus more blood returns to the heart, which means that inspiration leads to an increase in venous return. The opposite occurs with expiration, and venous return is decreased. Gravity: Opposes return of blood from the periphery during sitting or standing. The effect is lost when we lie down. Blood pressure at venous end of capillary: An increased pressure at the venule end of the capillary reduces venous return, because the pressure difference between the right atrium and the peripheral veins is reduced. Similarly a decrease in pressure at the venule end would increase venous return. Right atrial pressure: Is the inflow pressure for the heart. It is a function of the amount of blood returned to the heart and the pumping ability of the heart. Its value at rest is normally close to zero but can also become negative (between -4 to 5 mmHg). Its value is increased by blood volume, a weak heart, rapid increase in venous return. Its value is decreased by lower blood volume and a strong heart. The lower the pressure the greater the venous return (due to suction effect), but there is a limit to the increase in venous return because veins are collapsible.
What two things help the blood in veins return to the heart?
The blood in veins is at a lower pressure than it is in the arteries. The lower pressure makes for challenges getting that blood back to the heart. As there is less force (pressure) in the veins, blood would pool in the lower parts of the body if there were not mechanisms to prevent that. There are three different things that help blood get back to the heart. The three mechanisms are: venous valves, muscular pumps, and the respiratory pump.
What two events aid in venous return?
Venous blood does not have the relative advantage of high pressure that arteries have. Therefore, veins utilize two mechanisms to return the blood to the heart. First, veins have valves in them to keep the flow in one direction. This important especially when blood in the lower body must move upwards against gravity. Second, veins bone muscle contractions assist in pressuring the veins to move the blood along.
What is The slightly lower pH of venous blood compared to arterial blood is caused by?
The influx of carbon dioxide in venous blood.
Why is venous pressure lower than arterial pressure?
The arteries have the pumping action of the heart to aid them. By the time the blood gets to the veins the pressure the heart exerted on the blood is significantly less
How does venous blood get back to the heart?
It enters the heart from the head and upper body via the Superior Vena Cave. The blood from the lower body travels through the Inferior Vena Cave.
Do vein valves control the veins?
No. They prevent back flow as the blood pressure is much lower on the venous side. The blood has to get to the heart so it can be pumped to the lungs.
Which has lower po2 venous blood or expired air?
It means that there is an insufficient supply of oxygen in the artery. Artery carries oxygen away from the heart.
Why arterial blood is more alkaline than venous blood?
pulmonary arterial blood as it has moce CO2 than venous
Do veins carry blood at the same pressure as arteries?
No, veins carry blood at a lower pressure than arteries. Blood in arteries is propelled by heart contractions. Venous blood is propelled only by body movement and gravity.
What actions or forces allow blood to return to the heart?
The actions or forces that allow blood in the veins to return to the heart is that the blood in the veins is moving through the veins at a lower pressure, so the valves and muscular pumps withing the body help the blood circulate back to the heart.
How does blood flows inside the heart?
Blood courses along veins back towards the heart. The veins have one way valves to prevent back flow. Venous blood from below the heart drains into the inferior vena cava. Venous blood from above the heart drains into the superior vena cava. These empty into the right atrium.
