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The opposite of vein is artery
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What is the opposite of aorta?
Vena cava. Whereas the aorta is the body's largest artery, the vena cava is the biggest vein.
Is the umbilical vein poor or rich in oxygen?
Oxygen rich - the opposite of what the majority of veins are in the body.
What carries blood away from your heart to other parts of you body?
Its is the artery. Vein is the opposite of this question
What is a job of a vein?
Veins carry blood to the heart but never away from the heart. They do the opposite job of an artery.
What are veins used for?
A dorsal vein in the hand is one. Most commonly, for blood draws in a lab, the antecubital vein (at the location opposite where the elbow flexes, between the forearm and the upper arm) is used.
How do the relative size of the external and internal jugular veins differ in humans and the cat?
In humans there is one external and one internal jugular vein. The internal jugular vein is much larger (about twice the diameter) of the external jugular. In the cat there are a pair of each vein but the external jugular vein is about twce as large as the internal. (Opposite of humans.)
Which vein is not an antecubital vein A the Femoral vein B the Internal Jugular Vein C the Inguinal vein?
The Superficial Vein is not an antecubital vein.
Where is venous access done?
For peripheral venipuncture the common site is usually a vein in the arm (the anticubital fossa located on the opposite side of the elbow)
Is the radial vein a superficial or deep vein?
The Brachial Vein is a deep vein in the arm.
Ulnar vein is a deep vein or superficial vein?
The ulnar vein is a deep vein.
What vein does the anterior tibial vein drain into?
The Testicular Vein and then into the Penisial Vein.
What kind of vein is the femoral vein?
The femoral vein is a muscular vein.
