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What is the longest vein in the human body?
The great saphenous vein is the longest vein in the body. It is a superficial vein located in the leg.
What causes veins to appear close to surface. why do bruise marks appear for unkown reasons?
Superficial vein is a term used to describe a vein that is close to the surface of the body. It is used to differentiate veins that are close to the surface from veins that are far from the surface, known as deep veins. Superficial veins are important physiologically for cooling of the body. When the body is too hot the body shunts blood from the deep veins to the superficial veins, to facilitate heat transfer to the surroundings. Superficial veins can be seen under the skin.
Does a collapsed vein restore itself over time?
A collapsed vein cannot restore or repair itself over time, but the body grows other smaller veins near the damaged ones.
What is porta hepatis?
Visceral surface of the liver where the portal vein & hepatic vein meet
What are the 2 largest veins in a fetal pig?
The superior and inferior vena cava are the largest veins in the body.
What is the largest vain?
the largest vein in the body is the vena cava
What is the main vein in the face?
The facial vein is the main vein of the face. After receiving the supratrochlear and supraorbital veins, it travels obliquely downwards by the side of the nose, passes under zygomaticus major, risorius and platysma, descends to the anterior border and then passes over the surface of masseter. It crosses the body of the mandible, and runs in the neck to drain into the internal jugular vein.
The only vein in the body rich in oxygen?
pulmonary vein
How does body lose heat?
by means of vasodilation, particularly those near the surface of the body. when the blood vessels dilate, this allows more blood close to the surface where heat is lost from the body.
What is the longest vein in the heart?
The longest vein in the human body would be the saphenous vein.
What is the major vein in the human body called?
the major vein in the human body is called big blue
Where inside the body is the vein from the body?
right....... there.
